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COL4A5
The gene for basement membrane type IV collagen alpha-5 chain. COL4A5 is on the X chromosome in band Xq22.3. Mutations in COL4A5 are responsible for the X-linked form of Alport syndrome, a type of hereditary kidney disease. Also known as…
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Show more- Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- Tympanum In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a…
- Gluten enteropathy A condition, also called celiac sprue, in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine…
- Femoral vein The largest vein in the groin. The femoral vein is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It passes, together…
- RNA virus, negative-strand See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Chloroprene A possible carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) primarily used in the production of the elastomer…
- Congenital osseus-torticollis syndrome See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Transaminase, serum glutamic oxaloacetic An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells, and is released into blood when the liver or…
- American Psychiatric Association A medical specialty society with over 35,000 US and international member physicians who 'work together to…
- Blastoma A tumor thought to arise in embryonic tissue. The term 'blastoma' is commonly used as part of the name for a…
- Point, McBurney's McBurney's point is the most tender area of the abdomen of patients in the early stage of appendicitis…
- Exacerbate To make worse. For example, smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus