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Genetic testing
Tests done for clinical genetic purposes. Genetic tests may be done for diverse purposes pertaining to clinical genetics, including the diagnosis of genetic disease in children and adults; the identification of future disease risks; the…
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Show more- Polyclonal Derived from different cells. As opposed to monoclonal
- Temporal bone A large irregular bone situated at the base and side of the skull. The temporal bone is connected with the…
- Sensory neuron A neuron that receives electrical input signals from sensory cells and from other neurons
- Histoplasmosis A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms…
- Kit, disaster supplies You and your family can cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by…
- CFS Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Malleability, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Tibial muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, tibial
- WHO (World Health Organization) A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an…
- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…
- Rod Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.