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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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trisomy rescue
Health care; Genetic disorders
The phenomenon in which a fertilized ovum initially contains 47 chromosomes (i.e., is trisomic), but loses one of the trisomic chromosomes in the process of cell division such that the resulting ...
palmoplantar keratosis
Health care; Genetic disorders
Group of mostly hereditary disorders characterized by thickening of the palms and soles as a result of excessive keratin formation leading to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum (hyperkeratosis).
galactosylceramides
Health care; Genetic disorders
Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in ...
malformation
Health care; Genetic disorders
Irregular, anomalous, abnormal, or faulty formation or structure (congenital malformations).
retroflexion
Health care; Genetic disorders
The state of being bent back; specifically: the bending back of the body of the uterus upon the cervix.
breeding
Health care; Genetic disorders
The production of offspring by selective mating or hybridization, genetic in animals or plants.
embryonic
Health care; Genetic disorders
Of or relating to an embryo. Being in an early stage of development.
