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Proliferative
Growing and increasing in number rapidly. For example, the lymphoproliferative disorders are diseases in which there is malignant growth of lymphoid cells and of cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and sequester inert…
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Show more- Assay, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Sex-determining region, Y See: Y sex-determining region
- Hypomania A condition similar to mania but less severe. The symptoms are similar with elevated mood, increased…
- CD40 A receptor molecule on the cell surface of all mature B cells (B lymphocytes), most B-cell malignancies, and…
- Department of Energy (DOE). One of the U.S. government agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- Growth, normal See: Normal growth
- Melanoma, juvenile Melanoma, juvenile: A benign raised pink or red scaly area typically seen on a preadolescent child's skin…
- Palsy, laryngeal Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- Pustular psoriasis A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Glycohemoglobin Also known as glycosylated hemoglobin, hemoglobin to which glucose is bound, a measure of the long-term…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- PROMM Proximal myotonic myopathy. See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2