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Canavan disease
Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The signs of Canavan disease usually appear when the children are between 3 and 6 months of age. They include developmental delay…
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- Tarsal gland See: Meibomian gland
- CHEK2 A gene on chromosome 22q that encodes a kinase enzyme and influences a person's susceptibility to breast…
- Gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic (PEG) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3
- Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase A liver enzyme known, for short, as AGXT. See: AGXT
- Syndrome, Klinefelter A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to their having 47 chromosomes with XXY sex…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Sanfilippo syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase. See also…
- Sweating, gustatory Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating…
- Ventilation, positive pressure The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…
- NIGMS Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Placental growth factor A type of vascular endothelial growth factor. Placental growth factor is expressed not only in placental…