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- Syndrome, Kanner (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Hereditary multi-infarct dementia See CADASIL
- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Kikuchi disease A disorder that typically causes 'swollen glands' in the neck (cervical lymphadenopathy) together with fever…
- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of…
- Pfeiffer syndrome A syndrome of craniosynostosis (premature fusion of the cranial sutures) due to mutation in FGFR (fibroblast…
- Prox- Proximal
- Base-excision repair See: Base excision repair