Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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enzyme

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body. 2) An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. It speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell. ...

transcription factor

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A protein, consisting of a finger-like amino-acid loop that protrudes from a zinc ion binding site; aids in activation and regulation of transcription. 2) Any of various proteins that bind to DNA ...

action potential

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A rapid self-propagating change in the electrical potential across a neuron, gland, or muscle fiber membrane primarily due to a sudden influx of sodium ions followed by an efflux of potassium ...

keratoacanthoma

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A rapidly growing skin tumor that occurs especially in elderly individuals, resembles a carcinoma of squamous epithelial cells but does not spread, and tends to heal spontaneously with some ...

graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A reaction of donated stem cells against the patient's tissue. 2) A bodily condition that results when T cells from a usually allogeneic tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow ...

open reading frame (ORFs)

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A reading frame in a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that contains no termination codons and so can potentially translate as a polypeptide chain. 2) A reading frame that does not contain a ...

protein coding sequences

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A reading frame in a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that contains no termination codons and so can potentially translate as a polypeptide chain. 2) A reading frame that does not contain a ...