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Mucopolysaccharidosis type I
Hurler syndrome, Scheie syndrome, and Hurler-Scheie syndrome. All three of these syndromes are due to varying degrees of deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase. See also: Mucopolysaccharidosis
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- Cardiac septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Iridology The practice of diagnosing disease by examining the iris of the eye. Although some diseases do affect the…
- PIGF Placental growth factor
- Labile Labile: Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled…
- Repetitive DNA DNA sequences that are repeated in the genome. These sequences do not code for protein. One class termed…
- Membranous nephropathy A frequent type of primary glomerular disease -- a disease affecting the glomerulus, the tiny ball-shaped…
- Compound 118 Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- NREM sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm