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El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Altretamine Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Altretamine Altretamine: Brand name: Hexalen. An oral drug…
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- Antielastase An inhibitor of the action of the enzyme elastase. Alpha-1 antitrypsin is an antielastase. Also called an…
- Transferrin A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood…
- Gastrectomy Surgery to remove part of all of the stomach.
- Acanthamoeba keratitis Infection of the cornea by acanthamoeba, a microscopic water-borne ameba. The disease tends to occur in…
- Behcet's disease See: Behcet's syndrome
- Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) Dystonia (DRD): A condition that typically begins in childhood or adolescence with progressive difficulty in…
- Foreign body airway obstruction Partial or complete blockage of the breathing tubes to the lungs due to a foreign body (e.g., food, a bead…
- Runny nose Rhinorrhea is the medical term for this common problem. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose'…
- NHGRI Stands for National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the…
- Study population The group of individuals in a study. In a clinical trial, the participants make up the study population. The…
- Linkage The tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one…