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Gene deletion
The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of cancer.
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- Toxicity The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals. Toxicity can be acute, subchronic, or chronic: >…
- Score, Gleason A grading system for prostate carcinoma. See Gleason score
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Ingelfinger rule The policy of considering a manuscript for publication only if its substance has not been submitted or…
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Consanguinity Blood relationship because of common ancestry. Everyone carries rare recessive alleles, rare genes that are…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Ectromelia virus A member of the poxvirus family which is a highly virulent natural pathogen of mice that causes mousepox, a…
- Thalassemia, alpha A blood disorder, thalassemia is not one disease but rather a group of disorders that have a single feature…