The hypodermis is the innermost and thickest layer of the skin. It invaginates into the dermis and is attached to the latter, immediately above it, by collagen and elastin fibres. It is essentially composed of a type of cells specialised in accumulating and storing fats, known as adipocytes.
Fatal familial insomnia Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a very rare, autosomal dominant inherited, disease of the brain. It is caused by a mutation in a protein called prion protein (PrP): asparagine-178 is replaced by aspartic acid.
Familial dysautonomia ( FD ) , sometimes called RileyâDay syndrome and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III ( HSAN-III ) , is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system which affects the development and survival of sensory , sympathetic and some parasympathetic neurons in the autonomic and sensory nervous system resulting in variable ...