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apolipoprotein A-I

Medical; Human genome

The major protein component of high density lipoproteins. It is instrumental in promoting efflux of cholesterol from extrahepatic tissue to the liver where it is metabolized and ...

apolipoprotein

Medical; Human genome

1) Protein components of lipoproteins which remain after the lipids to which the proteins are bound have been removed; they play an important role in lipid transport and ...

aciduria

Medical; Human genome

The condition of having acid in the urine especially in abnormal amounts.

aneurysm

Medical; Human genome

1) Protruding sac in the wall of a vein, artery, or heart, frequently caused by microbial infection; may present as pain, pressure on nearby organs, or cardiac weakening. 2) A ...

ammonia

Medical; Human genome

A pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure.

allelic variant of unknown significance

Medical; Human genome

1) An alteration in the normal sequence of a gene, the significance of which is unclear until further study of the genotype and corresponding phenotype in a sufficiently large ...