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Familial Parkinson disease type 8
A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome 12p11.2-q13.1. Also known as PARK8
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- Reverse transcriptase The enzyme that permits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other retroviruses to use their viral RNA…
- Medulloblastoma A type of brain tumor that tends to occur in children, arise in the cerebellum (in the lower part of the…
- Antonio Maria Valsalva See: Antonio Maria Valsalva
- NCI (National Cancer Institute) The National Cancer Institute is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission of…
- Werner-His disease Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…
- Stereotactic needle biopsy A biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a…
- Phytochemical The active health-protecting compounds that are found as components of plants. Currently, the terms…
- Acid indigestion Excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach cells. Medically known as hyperchlorhydria. Sometimes…