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Antibody, antithyroglobulin
An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the production of thyroid hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine). Antithyroglobulin antibodies can damage the thyroid gland and affect…
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Show more- Disease, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes…
- Syndrome, Aase-Smith I See: Aase-Smith syndrome I
- Urethritis Inflammation of the urethra. (The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine…
- Ulcer, aphthous Ulcer, aphthous: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…
- SRY Sex region Y, a region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. SRY is necessary and…
- Recombinant A person with a new combination of genes, a combination of genes not present in either parent, due to…
- Cyclooxygenase Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
- Toluidine A chemical compound implicated, along with aniline, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- Nephroblastomatosis The presence of multiple embryonic rests of tissue within the kidney. These nephrogenic rests usually are…
- Autotransplantation The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Vincent angina This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Breast cancer gene One of the genes that contributes to breast cancer. See also: BRCA breast cancer gene