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Tumor suppressor gene
A protective gene that normally limits the growth of tumors. When a tumor suppressor gene is mutated (altered), it may fail to keep a cancer from growing. BRCA1, an example of tumor suppressor genes, was the first breast cancer gene to be…
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Show more- Kidney stone Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…
- Pelvis, gynecoid The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Essential tremor Uncontrollable shaking (tremor) of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the body. Essential tremor…
- Enediyne A very potent and naturally occurring antibiotic that acts by cleaving DNA. The adverse effects of enediynes…
- Cystinuria Cystinuria: An inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a building block of protein)…
- Biochemical Relating to biochemistry, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems…
- Allergy shots See Allergy desensitization
- FAE (fetal alcohol effects) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Penile Of or pertaining to the penis
- Patellofemoral joint One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Candida albicans Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Anorexia Anorexia: An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food. Anorexia…