Gout - A type of arthritis caused by excessive uric acid in the body. This can stay in the joints (usually affecting the big toe), but can develop in any joint. It can cause severe pain, redness and swelling. Langer-Giedion Syndrome can be a true contiguous gene deletion syndrome a result of deletions in the the TRPS and EXT1 genes. The lack of a functional EXT1 gene causes the bone exostoses, bone anomalies and facial abnormalities which can be affecting patients. The EXT1 gene as well as the TRPS1 gene are both absent in patients and research suggests that other genes based in the 8q24.11-8q24.13 region of chromosome 8 might be deleted or non-functional also. Longer deletions in this region are seen as mental retardation as well as the other variations in symptoms stated earlier. Unhygienic sexual practices can lead to pathologic conditions like urinary tract infection. Dr. Cole is the President of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is President emerita of Spelman College and Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Women's Studies, and African American Studies at Emory University. A nationally known African American feminist-intellectual, she may be the author of countless books, including Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President.