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Chromosome inversion, pericentric
A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is lacking a centromere (the "waist" of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell)…
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Show more- Monosomy Missing one chromosome from a pair. For example, if a female has one X chromosome (X monosomy) rather than…
- Genomics, structural The study of the proteome, the three-dimensional structures of all of the proteins produced by a species. In…
- Vasodilation Widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of the muscular wall of the vessels. What widens is…
- Hex-A deficiency See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis (iron overload) is an inherited disorder in how the body absorbs and stores iron. The excess…
- Rash, butterfly Rash, butterfly: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic…
- Eye, no Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis >Small size and weight before and after birth (pre- and postnatal growth retardation); >Brain involvement…
- Electroshock therapy See Electroconvulsive therapy