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hyperbilirubinemia
Medical; Human genome
1) A condition characterized by an abnormal increase of bilirubin in the blood, which may result in jaundice. Bilirubin, a breakdown product of heme, is normally excreted in the ...
hyperparathyroidism
Medical; Human genome
The presence of excess parathyroid hormone in the body resulting in disturbance of calcium metabolism with increase in serum calcium and decrease in inorganic phosphorus, loss of ...
hammer toe
Medical; Human genome
A deformed claw-shaped toe and especially the second that results from permanent angular flexion between one or both phalangeal joints--called also claw toe.
haploinsufficiency
Medical; Human genome
The situation in which an individual who is heterozygous for a certain gene mutation or hemizygous at a particular locus, often due to a deletion of the corresponding allele, is ...
heteroplasmy
Medical; Human genome
The situation in which, within a single cell, there is a mixture of mitochondria (energy producing cytoplasmic organelles), some containing mutant DNA and some containing normal ...
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