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Familial Parkinson disease type 10
A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome 1p. Also known as PARK10
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Show more- X-ray crystallography The use of X-rays of known wavelength to learn the structure of any crystalline material. Put otherwise…
- Axon A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing…
- Health, artic See: Artic health
- Coronary artery disease >Chest pain (angina pectoris) from inadequate blood flow to the heart; >Heart attack (acute myocardial…
- Rib, fluctuating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Hansen's bacillus See: Hansen bacillus
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Acute membranous gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Zinc finger A finger-shaped fold in a protein that permits it to interact with DNA and RNA. The fold is created by the…
- Colpotomy A surgical incision in the vagina. The -tomy part of the word comes from the Greek tome meaning cutting
- Cervical cancer Cervical cancer: Cancer of the entrance to the womb (uterus). The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the…
- Chewing tobacco Tobacco that is chewed, not smoked. A form of smokeless tobacco. Chewing tobacco and snuff are the two main…