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Velocardiofacial syndrome
A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by cleft palate, heart defects, abnormal facial structure, and learning problems. Less frequent features include short stature, small-than-normal head (microcephaly), mental retardation…
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Show more- DCIS See Pendred syndrome.
- Flu, Asian See: Asian flu
- Vaccinia adverse reaction See Smallpox vaccination adverse reaction
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See: Stewart, Alice.
- Minimally invasive lung volume reduction Minimally invasive techniques for reducing the lung volume in advanced emphysema, including COPD, to improve…
- Phosphorylation Phosphorylation is a biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound…
- Encephalitis, flavivirus See: Flavivirus encephalitis
- Streptococcus, group B A major cause of infections, including infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant. Strep…
- Linkage The tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one…
- PPAR Abbreviation for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor. There are 3 known subtypes of PPARs --…
- Section, cross A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section
- Gene, evolutionarily conserved A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…