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LCHAD deficiency
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of fatty-acid metabolism. This abnormality is a deficiency of the enzyme long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenease (LCHAD). The…
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- Sun poisoning 1. A nonscientific term sometimes used to refer to the serious and even potentially fatal symptoms of severe…
- Nail lines See: Beau's lines
- American College of Nurse-Midwives See: Nurse-midwife
- Incontinentia pigmenti In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Bladder, overactive Bladder, overactive: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Headache, stress See headache, tension
- Seborrhea Seborrhea: A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the accumulation of scales of greasy…
- Schizophrenia, childhood Schizophrenia, childhood: The onset of schizophrenia before adulthood. This condition is very rare in young…
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Anal papillae The plural of anal papilla. See: Anal papilla
- Gustavson syndrome A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…