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PANDAS
An acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Disorders Associated with Strep. PANDAS is the sudden onset of symptoms like those of obsessive-compulsive disorder or Tourette syndrome following infection with streptococcus bacteria, caused by an…
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- Athymic Lacking a thymus gland
- Messenger RNA The key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino acids that make up…
- Sinus bradycardia A regular but unusually slow heart beat (60 beats/minute or less at rest). Sinus bradycardia can be the…
- Genetic transport defect Within the body, many molecules are able to pass across the membranes that surround cells. These molecules…
- Mediterranean anemia Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The clinical picture of this…
- Carrier, hemophilia See: Hemophilia carrier
- Study, longitudinal A study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Biochemical Relating to biochemistry, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems…
- Nephritis, infective tubulointerstitial Inflammation of the kidney due to infection. Symptoms include nausea, pain in the kidney area, fever, and…
- Autotransplantation The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…