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Sturge-Weber syndrome
A congenital, but not inherited, disorder that affects the skin, the neurological system, and sometimes the eyes and internal organs. The main sign of Sturge-Weber syndrome is a port wine stain birthmark. Neurological symptoms may include…
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- Thymus A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone). It is in the…
- Megabase Unit of length for DNA fragments that is equal to 1 million nucleotides. A megabase (Mb) is roughly equal to…
- Cryo-electron microscopy An electron microscopic technique that involves freezing the biological sample in order to view the sample…
- Quinquagenarian Someone in his or her fifties. See also: Age by decade
- MtDNA Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the DNA of the mitochondrion, a structure situated in the cytoplasm of the cell…
- Gas, intestinal The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite significant…
- Heart, artificial A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas…
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica An historic model for the therapy of genetic disease. In an era (the 1950s) when inherited disorders were…
- Psychotropic medication Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some medications such as lithium, which…
- MRDM Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus. See: Tropical diabetes
- Amaurotic familial idiocy An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…