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

very low density lipoprotein

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A class of lipoproteins that transport triglycerides from the intestine and liver to adipose and muscle tissues. Synthesized by the liver, they contain primarily triglycerides in their lipid ...

1) A double membrane enclosing a cell nucleus and having its outer part continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum -- called also karyotheca. 2) A nuclear membrane is a double membrane that encloses ...

bile duct

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum. 2) A tube through which bile passes in and out of the liver.

pyrimidines

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) and form the basic ...

myelin sheath

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A fatty, axon-enwrapping sheath that serves to speed up neural conduction, formed by concentric layers of Schwann's cell (peripheral) or oligodendrocyte (CNS) membranes; loss or damage leads to ...

medullary sheath

Health care; Genetic disorders

prostate

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A firm partly muscular partly glandular body that is situated about the base of the mammalian male urethra and secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the ejaculatory ...