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- PROMM Proximal myotonic myopathy. See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Altitude sickness >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- Beta cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Down syndrome Down syndrome: A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome…
- Blind 1. Unable to see. Without part or all of the sense of sight.2. In a clinical trial, not to know the treatment…
- Cassette A pre-existing structure into which an insert can be moved. In molecular biology, a gene conversion process…
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Autoimmune thyroid disease Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages…
- Esophageal stricture, acute A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…