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OGG1
A DNA repair enzyme with antimutator activity. OGG1 is one of a number of enzymes that repair damage done to DNA by environmental mutagens such as those in cigarette smoke. The gene for OGG1 is located on chromosome 3p25. Mutations in OGG1…
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- Vanishing bone syndrome An inherited form of osteolysis -- the destruction of bone. There are several such syndromes. In one form of…
- Autosomal dominant A pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene and one normal gene on…
- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…
- Ear puncture Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Mite-borne typhus Scrub: typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- Interleukin-2 A type of interleukin, a chemical messenger, a substance that can improve the body's response to disease. It…
- Summer cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Corns Corns: Small calloused areas of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns…
- Restitution In cytogenetics, the spontaneous rejoining of broken chromosomes to reconstitute the original chromosome…
- Pasteur, Louis French chemist and biologist (1822-1895) who invented pasteurization, developed the germ theory, founded the…