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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
>OPCA I (or SPA 1) -- Autosomal dominant. Onset of symptoms usually in the third or fourth decade of life, most often around age 30. Due to expansion of a CAG trinucleotide sequence in the ataxin-1 gene (ATX1) on chromosome 6p23. >OPCA II…
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- Split-hand/split-foot malformation A genetic malformation syndrome of the limbs with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and…
- Antielastase An inhibitor of the action of the enzyme elastase. Alpha-1 antitrypsin is an antielastase. Also called an…
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- Crypto Popular name for both the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, and the disease it causes, cryptosporidiosis
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