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Familial Parkinson disease type 9
A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to a gene on chromosome 1p36. Also known as PARK9
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- Inbreeding, coefficient of A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Children of the night Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary…
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- Orthologous gene 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as "the preservation of good health and the…
- Catamenia Menstruation
- Pollinosis 1. Hay fever in response to pollen. 2. Hay fever in response to any allergen. See: Hay fever.
- Anisocytosis Excessive inequality in the size of the red blood cells. Anisocytosis ('aniso') is apparent on a blood smear…
- AP (anteroposterior) In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Oral rehydration therapy The administration of special fluids by mouth treat dehydration. Abbreviated ORT. See also: Oral rehydration…
- Ethylene oxide A chemical widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices and also used to make other…
- Cord, umbilical See: Umbilical cord