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Gustavson syndrome
A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome. In the family they studied there were 7 male children in 2 generations with the syndrome. The affected males were genealogically…
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Show more- Ventricular arrhythmias Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…
- Womb The womb (uterus) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- Legal blindness The criteria used to determine eligibility for government disability benefits and which do not necessarily…
- Repeat In genetics, two or more adjacent copies of an identical pattern of nucleotides in the DNA, as in tandem…
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Every prescription written in the United States bears a DEA number, that of the prescribing doctor, the DEA…
- Genoplasty A technology that uses the repair mechanisms normally present in cells to repair gene defects. In genoplasty…
- Cold, summer A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Pea, jequirity See: Abrin
- Postpolio syndrome (PPS) Postpolio syndrome (PPS): Persons who have had polio may develop newly progressive fatigue, pain, and…
- Edema, hereditary angioneurotic Edema, hereditary angioneurotic: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's…