Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.

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Genetic disorders

sodium channel

Health care; Genetic disorders

Cell membrane glycoproteins selective for sodium ions. Fast sodium current is associated with the action potential in neural membranes.

bone mineral density

Health care; Genetic disorders

Amount of bone tissue and minerals in a certain volume of bone.

apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A1)

Health care; Genetic disorders

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 excreted from the ...

housekeeping gene

Health care; Genetic disorders

Genes that are expressed at a fairly consistent level throughout the cell cycle and from tissue to tissue. Usually involved in routine cellular metabolism. Often used for comparison when studying ...

heme

Health care; Genetic disorders

The color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins.

vertebra

Health care; Genetic disorders

Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments that make up the spinal column and that have a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with ...