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Motulsky dye test
A test for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), a cause of anemia and the most common enzyme defect known to be responsible for human disease. Persons with G6PD deficiency develop anemia because of the breakup of their red…
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Show more- PYY A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the…
- Arteriohepatic dysplasia Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Nonsyndromic deafness Hearing loss which is not part of a syndrome. Deafness with no related signs and symptoms affecting other…
- Deep A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Shotgun sequencing An approach used to decode a genome by shredding ('shotgunning') it into smaller fragments of DNA which can…
- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
- Lip One of the two fleshy folds which surround the opening of the mouth. The upper lip is separated from the nose…
- Pain, elbow Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment…
- Horror autotoxicus Literally, the horror of self-toxicity. A term coined by the great German bacteriologist and immunologist…
- Ricker syndrome A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to…
- Breathing The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to…
- Mitochondrial DNA >NARP -- which stands for Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa:isease with proximal muscle weakness…