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Alkaline phosphatase
An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing bone and in bile. Alkaline phosphatase is released into the blood during injury and during such normal activities as bone growth and…
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- Up-regulation See: Upregulation
- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Chromosome inversion, pericentric A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- Genetic discrimination The potential use of genetic information to discriminate against people in the workplace, in health…
- Anencephaly A neural tube defect (NTD) that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails to close…
- BPH A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head.
- Blood sugar Blood glucose. See also: High blood sugar; Low blood sugar
- Hepatitis Inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is usually transmitted from person to…
- Mathematics disorder A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age…
- Arthrogryposis Joint contractures that develop before birth (prenatally) and are evident at birth (congenitally). A newborn…
- Cyclin D A family of three closely related proteins termed cyclin D1, D2 and D3 that are expressed in an overlapping…