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FGFR2
A mutation (change) in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene on chromosome 10 causes the best-known type of acrocephalosyndactyly, namely Apert syndrome which is characterized by abnormalities of the skull and face and the…
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- Eschar The scab formed when a wound or skin is sealed by the heat of cautery or burning. Also the dark crusted ulcer…
- Tampon A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may…
- Conization Surgery to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal. Conization may be used to…
- Transcriptomics The study of the transcriptome, the complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome at any one time
- Lumbar spinal stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis: A condition whereby either the spinal canal (central stenosis) or vertebral foramen…
- Vitamin C An essential nutrient found mainly in fruits and vegetables. The body requires vitamin C to form and maintain…
- Hypertonia Increased tightness of muscle tone. Untreated hypertonia can lead to loss of function and deformity…
- Vitamin P An old name for substances now known as bioflavinoids. They are no longer considered to be vitamins by the…
- TIPS TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is a shunt (tube) placed between the…
- Finished DNA sequence A DNA sequence in which the bases are identified to an accuracy of no more than 1 error in 10,000 and are…