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Familial eosinophilia
An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood. Despite the prolonged eosinophilia, there may be no symptoms. The gene for familial eosinophilia, called EOS, has been mapped to…
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- Nerve, efferent A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite…
- Breast surgeon A surgeon who is especially skilled in operating on the breast. A breast surgeon may biopsy a tumor in the…
- Antifungal agent A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Renal vein thrombosis Blood clot in the major vein that drains blood from the kidney
- MMWR The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a weekly scientific publication prepared and published by the CDC…
- Polyubiquitination The binding of many ubiquitin molecules to the same target protein. Polyubiquitination of proteins is the…
- Endocrine Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Mark of Cain The mark that God set upon Cain, the eldest son of Adam. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, God…
- Cystatin 3 See: Cystatin C
- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…