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Lamin A/C
The lamin family of proteins that make up the nuclear lamina, a matrix of protein located next to the inner nuclear membrane. Also known as LMNA. Lamin proteins are involved in nuclear stability, chromatin structure and gene expression…
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Show more- Amastia A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple does not occur. Unilateral amastia (just…
- Tooth erosion Tooth erosion is a gradual loss of the normally hard surface of the tooth due to chemical, not bacterial…
- Zoll See: Zoll, Paul M.
- Gertie F. Marx See: Marx, Gertie F.
- Immune system A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Chromosome, marker The sex chromosome found twice in normal females and once, along with a Y chromosome, in normal males. The…
- Valdecoxib Valdecoxib: Generic name of a cox-2 inhibitor. See: Bextra.
- Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde See Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Joint, AC The AC (acromioclavicular) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Vitamin B -- pantothenic acid This is one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely distributed in nature…
- Microembolus An embolus of microscopic size. For example, a tiny blood clot or little clump of bacteria. Like any embolus…
- Constitutional thrombopathy See: Von Willebrand disease