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- Fabry disease A genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the…
- Gallus gallus The Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- Infection, rotavirus Rotavirus: A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children. Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an…
- Lipid storage diseases A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of…
- Methadone treatment program A program for opiate addicts, usually conducted in an outpatient setting. These programs use a long-acting…
- Renal capsule The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney
- Goldenhar syndrome Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of…
- Helicase An enzyme that unwinds double-strand DNA into two single DNA strands
- Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual syndrome: A combination of physical and mood disturbances that occur in the last half of a…