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Gustavson syndrome
A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome. In the family they studied there were 7 male children in 2 generations with the syndrome. The affected males were genealogically…
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Show more- Merkle cell carcinoma A rapidly growing type of skin cancer, correctly termed Merkel cell carcinoma, after the German anatomist and…
- Race-based therapy See: Race-based drug
- Tricuspid Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right…
- Depression, dysthymia A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from…
- CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research: Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Thyroiditis, postpartum Postpartum Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland after pregnancy. NTER>
- Depigmentation Loss of color (pigment) from the skin, mucous membranes, hair, or retina of the eye. The color of the skin…
- Base sequence analysis A method for determining the order of nucleotide bases in DNA
- Partial syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Frostbite Frostbite: Damage to tissues from freezing due to the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the…
- Immunoglobulin E Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Condom Although the word 'condom' usually refers to the male condom, there is also a female condom. Both male and…