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Genetic disorders
Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.
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cranial nerves
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers. 2) Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain ...
parathyroid
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Two small paired endocrine glands in the region of the thyroid gland. They secrete parathyroid hormone and are concerned with the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. 2) One of four pea-sized ...
parathyroid gland
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Two small paired endocrine glands in the region of the thyroid gland. They secrete parathyroid hormone and are concerned with the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. 2) One of four pea-sized ...
astigmatism
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Unequal curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye. Thus a point source of light cannot be brought to a point focus on the retina but is spread over a more or less diffuse area. This results ...
unspecified astigmatism
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Unequal curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye. Thus a point source of light cannot be brought to a point focus on the retina but is spread over a more or less diffuse area. This results ...
kilobase (kb)
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) Unit of length for DNA fragments equal to 1000 nucleotides. 2) A unit of measure of the length of a nucleic-acid chain (as of DNA or RNA) that equals one thousand base pairs.
positional cloning
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The cloning or identification of a gene for a particular disease based on its location in the genome, determined by a collection of methods including linkage analysis, genomic (physical) mapping, ...
