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Annotation
In genetics, the process of identifying the locations and coding regions of genes in a genome and determining what those genes do. To annotate (irrespective of the context) is to add a note by way of explanation or commentary. Once a…
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Show more- Dominant, autosomal See: Fredrickson, Donald.
- Telepathology The use of telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between…
- Plasmapheresis A procedure designed to deplete the body of blood plasma (the liquid part of the blood) without depleting the…
- Parainfluenza A disease due to an acute respiratory infection caused by a parainfluenza virus. Parinfluenza occurs usually…
- Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A Abbreviated as PAPPA or PAPP-A. A large zinc-binding protein that acts as an enzyme, specifically a…
- Achillodynia Pain due to inflammation of the Achilles tendon or the bursa associated with it. The Achilles tendon is one…
- Thorn, George W. American endocrinologist (1906-2004) who was a pioneer in the use of cortisone for treating Addison's…
- CPEO with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Nervous system, human The sum total of the tissues that record and distribute information within a person, and does so by…
- Virus, human immunodeficiency (HIV) The cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-…
- Myasthenia gravis Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus.
- SNP A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…