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Prothrombin mutation G20210A
A common genetic risk factor for thrombosis (clots) including deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This mutation in the gene encoding the clotting factor prothrombin is found in about 1 in 50 persons in the US. It raises the risk of thrombosis…
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- Placebo Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive…
- Blister, water See: Water blister
- Autoradiography A technique using X- ray film to visualize molecules or fragments of molecules that have been radioactively…
- Mania, mixed See: Mixed mania
- Electromyogram, surface Surface EMG
- Urea A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that…
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Region, regulatory A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence
- EB (epidermolysis bullosa) See: Epidermolysis bullosa
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Surgeon A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity by operative or manual methods. A medical doctor…