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CCP
Cyclic citrullinated peptide
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- PLGF Placental growth factor
- Hyperexplexia A genetic disorder in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not…
- Nonsense mutation A mutation (a change) in a base in the DNA that prematurely stops the translation (reading) of messenger RNA…
- Chewing tobacco Tobacco that is chewed, not smoked. A form of smokeless tobacco. Chewing tobacco and snuff are the two main…
- Oxyhemoglobin The oxygen-loaded form of hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein…
- Somatoform disorder See: Body dysmorphic disorder
- Start, sleep See: Hypnic jerk
- Imprinting, psychological A remarkable genetic phenomenon that occurs in animals, and theoretically humans, in the first hours of life…
- Rhinitis Chronic Inflammation of the nose that goes on for weeks to months which is different from 'a cold', and may be caused…
- Rectal itching See Anal itching
- Eye cataract A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy…