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Sequence, intervening
An intervening sequence is the part of a gene that is initially transcribed from the DNA into RNA (specifically, into the primary RNA transcript) but then is excised (removed) from it when the so-called exxon sequences on either side of it…
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Show more- Torticollis, congenital A deformity of the neck that is evident at birth. It is due to shortening of the neck muscles. Congenital…
- Morning glory syndrome A birth defect of the optic nerve (the nerve to the eye) in which there is a coloboma (cleft) of the optic…
- Angle-closure glaucoma, acute Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- TPA See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Corrigan pulse A pulse that is full and then suddenly collapses. Named for the Irish physician Dominic John Corrigan…
- Progesterone A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the…
- Adenoiditis Infection of the adenoids.
- Aphasia, amnesic See Anomia
- APS (autoimmune polyglandular syndrome) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Tuberous sclerosis 2 The TSC2 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC2
- Pimples Small papules or pustules. See: Pimple