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Single gene disease
Any genetic disorder caused by a change affecting only one gene. There are thousands of single-gene diseases including achondroplasia, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, Huntington disease, muscular dystrophy, and sickle cell disease…
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Show more- Bergstrom, Sune K (1916-2004) Swedish physician and scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in…
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…
- Aneurysm, atherosclerotic See: Atherosclerotic aneurysm
- Raised hemidiaphragm See: Elevated hemidiaphragm.
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Whipworm A nematode (roundworm) also called Trichuris trichiura. The third most common round worm of humans. The worm…
- Acellular vaccine A vaccine that may contain cellular material but does not contain complete cells
- Cellulitis Cellulitis: An acute spreading bacterial infection below the surface of the skin characterized by redness…
- Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome A form of mucopolysaccharidosis with the clinical onset before age 3 that is characterized by an inability to…
- Qi gong ('chee-GUNG') A component of traditional Chinese medicine that combines movement, meditation, and regulation…
- DTaP immunization Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Childbirth fever Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called childbed…