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Huntingtin
The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The molecular basis of HD is an increase in the length of a CAG triplet repeat (or 'polyglutamine') within the huntingtin gene. The gene…
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Show more- Molluscicide Synonymous with molluscacide and at least equally hard to say. See: Molluscacide
- Deficiency, zinc According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances of zinc are 12 milligrams…
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- Congenital anemia 1. Anemia at birth. 2. Synonym for Rh incompatibility
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Iatrogenic Due to the action of a physician or a therapy the doctor prescibed. An iatrogenic disease may be…
- Esophagitis Esophagitis: Inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is that soft tube-like portion of the digestive…
- General paresis Progressive dementia and generalized paralysis due to chronic inflammation of the covering and substance of…
- Pulmonary trunk A vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Proxi- Toward the beginning, the nearer of two (or more) items. For example, the proximal end of the femur is part…
- Virulence The ability of any agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism (such as a…