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Familial Parkinson disease type 7
A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in the DJ1 gene on 1p36. Also known as PARK7
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- Alcohol An organic chemical in which one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups are attached to carbon (C) atoms in place of…
- Peritoneal Having to do with the peritoneum
- Genome, cholera See: Cholera genome
- Bronchospasm, exercise-induced Also called exercise-induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Nearsightedness The ability to see near objects more clearly than distant objects. Also called myopia . Myopia can be caused…
- Toxic hepatitis Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by an industrial chemical such as carbon tetrachloride or…
- IHS Interleukin-1.
- Fiber, soluble and insoluble Fiber: Fiber (the portion of plants that cannot be digested by the human digestive tract) is classified as…
- Fever, dengue hemorrhagic (DHF) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Fracture, spiral A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER> A fracture is…
- Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy