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This Myspace page is for patients, caregivers, and friends of those with Mast Cell Disease.A Brief Summary:
Mast Cell Disease is a neoplastic disease, meaning that it involves new or abnormal cell growth. In this case the cells involved are mast cells, which are normally contained in body tissues. Mast cells release certain chemicals, one of which is histamine, into the body in response to certain events. People with Systemic Mastocytosis develop an increase in the number of mast cells, or they develop abnormally shaped mast cells, which may not function properly. In addition, the mast cells fail to die off when they are supposed to, resulting in an increased number of mast cells in the body.For information on symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, and treatments, please check out The Mastocytosis Society's website at: www.tmsforacure.org and read the blogs posted on this page! Thanks for visiting!
