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TSC2
The tuberous sclerosis 2 gene. The product of the TSC2 gene is a protein called tuberin. This protein interacts with hamartin, the product of the TSC1 gene. These two proteins form a complex and play a role in cell growth and division. The…
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Show more- Annulus A ringlike structure, or any body part that is shaped like a ring. Applied to many small ring-shaped…
- Cloning, therapeutic See: Therapeutic cloning
- Racemose aneurysm An aneurysm that looks like a bunch of grapes
- Gamma linolenic acid See: Gamma-linolenic acid
- DMD (dystonia musculorum deformans) Also called torsion dystonia, this is a rare, generalized dystonia (a state of abnormal -- either excessive…
- Disease, Menetrier's See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Poisoning, alcohol A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Cigarette A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking. 'Cigarettes are…
- Endometrial cancer Cancer of the womb (the uterus ). Endometrial cancer occurs most often in women between the ages of 55 and 70…
- Kneecap The medical name for the kneecap is the patella. Whichever name -- kneecap or patella -- you prefer, it is…
- Stepmother The wife of a man who had a child by another women. See: Novercal
- Obstetrician A physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics, the art and science of managing…