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

anemia

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes or in the quantity of hemoglobin. 2) A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.

1) A relatively common neoplasm of the central nervous system that arises from arachnoidal cells. The majority are well differentiated vascular tumors which grow slowly and have a low potential to be ...

granuloma

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents. 2) A mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with ...

granulomatous lesion

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents. 2) A mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with ...

restriction enzyme

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A restriction enzyme is an enzyme isolated from bacteria that cuts DNA molecules at specific sequences. The isolation of these enzymes was critical to the development of recombinant DNA (rDNA) ...

endonuclease

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A restriction enzyme is an enzyme isolated from bacteria that cuts DNA molecules at specific sequences. The isolation of these enzymes was critical to the development of recombinant DNA (rDNA) ...

retrovirus

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A retrovirus is a virus that uses RNA as its genetic material. When a retrovirus infects a cell, it makes a DNA copy of its genome that is inserted into the DNA of the host cell. There are a ...