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E2F3
E2F transcription factor 3. E2F3 is a gene on chromosome 6p22 that is a member of the E2F family of transcription factors. E2F3 may be a key gene in modulating the aggressivity of prostate cancer. E2F3 is present in a high proportion (67%)…
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Show more- Injection snoreplasty To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure…
- Homologies Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
- Catatonic 1. Characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor…
- Cide A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…
- Acetyl phosphate A molecular ion which plays a role in the synthesis of the four-carbon fatty acid, butyric acid. The formula…
- Craniology The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the skull (cranium). Also known as phrenology, it…
- Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Maggot A soft-bodied wormlike larva of a fly that lays its eggs in living or especially in decaying tissues. The…
- Local seizure See: Partial seizure
- Genome annotation The process of identifying the locations of genes and all of the coding regions in a genome and determining…
- Molluscum contagiosum A contagious disease of the skin marked by the occurrence of rounded soft tumors of the skin caused by the…
- Jamais vu From the French, meaning 'never seen'. The illusion that the familiar does not seem familiar. The opposite of…