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MYH
A base excision repair gene responsible for an hereditary colon cancer syndrome. MYH is located on the short (p) arm of chromosome 1 in region 1p34.3-p32.1. MYH encodes an enzyme that removes the base adenine from mispairs (with…
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Show more- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Hyperosmolar In biochemistry, pertaining to an osmolar concentration of the body fluids that is abnormally increased. As…
- Allergic salute The person with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) often rubs his/her nose using the index finger. This is the…
- Humor, aqueous In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Werner syndrome A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by…
- Genetic counseling An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- Immunization, polio One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…
- Tubular vision A centrally constricted field of vision that is like what you can see through a tube. Also called tunnel…
- Abdominal muscles A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…
- Virus, pox See: Orthopox
- Sickness, acute mountain (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being at high altitude. AMS is common at very…
- Hypoxic Pertaining to hypoxia, a subnormal concentration of oxygen.