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• n  a complex of concurrent things
  every word has a syndrome of meanings
• n  a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

• Ever since the Columbine High School killings, the copycat syndrome has been working overtime.
• Though the precise origin of the term Stockholm syndrome is debated, it is often attributed to remarks during a subsequent news broadcast by the Swedish criminologist and .
• Sheila and Peter Hebein learned that their first and only child had Down syndrome on the day he was born, in 1972.

News & Articles

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• Hersh: The facts on Guillain Barre syndrome
  Q: I had never heard of Guillain Barre syndrome until my husband developed and then died from it. I think your readers may benefit from learning about this terrible disease.
  June 18, 2013 - The MetroWest Daily News
• The Rett Syndrome protein surrenders some of its secrets
  ( Rett Syndrome Research Trust ) Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most conditions, it may be only a first step towards a treatment or cure. Understanding Rett Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, is further complicated by the fact that the implicated gene controls a suite of other genes. Two papers, published in today's Nature Neuroscience and Nature ...
  June 17, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Rett Syndrome protein surrenders some of its secrets
  Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most conditions, it may be only a first step towards a treatment or cure. Understanding Rett Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, is further complicated by the fact that the implicated gene controls a suite of other genes. Two papers, published in today's Nature Neuroscience and Nature, reveal key steps in how ...
  June 17, 2013 - Science Daily