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DKK1
A gene that inhibits the activity of osteoblasts, the cells that build bone. DKK1 acts by inhibiting Wnt signaling, which is essential for the growth and development of osteoblasts. DKK1 is overexpressed in the plasma cells in multiple…
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Show more- Disease, cardiovascular Disease affecting the heart or blood vessels. Cardiovascular diseases include arteriosclerosis, coronary…
- Retic Short for reticulocyte
- Labra The plural of labrum, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint)…
- Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial A common adult-onset form of corneal dystrophy with autosomal dominant inheritance. The disorder is caused by…
- Stomach, Pavlov A pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (but isolated from the rest of the stomach) that opens…
- C7 (cervical vertebra) C7 is the symbol for the 7th cervical (neck) vertebral bone (C7) which is sometimes called the prominent…
- Phenomenon, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when…
- Cuts Severed skin. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and dry is all that is…
- Aorta, descending The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- Bilirubin A yellow-orange compound produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells.
- Asthma susceptibility gene One of the genes that predisposes a person to asthma. A new gene family that plays a major role in asthma…
- BX Medical abbreviation for biopsy. See: bx