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Leukemia, t(8;21)
Leukemia with a translocation (an exchange of material) between chromosomes 8 and 21. Seen characteristically in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) -- acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL), usually the M2 type. The breakpoints permitting the…
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- Homeopathy A system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with drugs (in minute doses) thought…
- Antibody, antinuclear An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell. Antinuclear…
- Human immunodeficiency virus Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus…
- Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- FALDH deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Medical history 1. In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may contain clues bearing on their health past…
- Varco See: Varco, Richard L.
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Prosthetic Referring to a prosthesis, an artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth…
- DSS1 Or Dss1. A small protein important to the process of error-free DNA repair by recombination
- Congenital clasped thumb with mental retardation See: Clasped thumbs and mental retardation