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Tuberous sclerosis 1
The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
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- Vitamin D A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Under…
- Weaver's bottom Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the underlying bony…
- Sequence, complementary Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- SiRNA Abbreviation for small inhibitory RNA, a short sequence of RNA which can be used to silence gene expression
- Cryptosporidium See: Cryptosporidiosis
- Dissection, radical neck See: Multiple sclerosis.
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- Congenital hemolytic jaundice Jaundice: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell…