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A cancer of the kidney and one of the most important malignancies in childhood, due to loss or inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene called WT1 on chromosome 11. Tumor suppressor genes usually suppress the growth of tumors and control…
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Show more- Syndrome, chromosome 4 short-arm deletion This syndrome, called the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the…
- Open fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. NTER> Note that…
- ETM1 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Breakbone fever An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Meibomianitis Inflammation of the little glands called Meibomian glands located in the eyelids that make a lubricant which…
- Hg Symbol for the metallic element mercury. The abbreviation 'mm Hg' means millimeters of mercury, the height of…
- Legg-Perthes disease See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Extended family The family group consisting not only the nuclear family (the parents and their children) but also embracing…
- High altitude Altitude sickness occurs at high altitude. So what is high altitude? Altitude is defined on the following…
- Pachyonychia congenita, type 1 This is a form of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Neuritis Inflammation of nerves.
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