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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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Mutation screening
Health care; Genetic disorders
A process by which a segment of DNA is screened via one of a variety of methods to identify variant gene region(s). Variant regions are further analysed (by sequence analysis or mutation analysis) to ...
Mutation scanning
Health care; Genetic disorders
A process by which a segment of DNA is screened via one of a variety of methods to identify variant gene region(s). Variant regions are further analysed (by sequence analysis or mutation analysis) to ...
Trabecular meshwork
Health care; Genetic disorders
A porelike structure surrounding the entire circumference of the anterior chamber of the eye, through which aqueous humour circulates to the canal of Schlemm.
Erythroblast
Health care; Genetic disorders
A polychromatic nucleated cell of red marrow that synthesises haemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation; broadly: a cell ancestral to red blood cells.
Mycete
Health care; Genetic disorders
A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll. Mushrooms, yeasts, and moulds are examples. The plural is fungi.
Pericentric inversion
Health care; Genetic disorders
An inversion in which the breakpoints occur on both arms of a chromosome. The inverted segment spans the centromere.
Mast cells
Health care; Genetic disorders
Granulated cells that are found in almost all tissues, most abundantly in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Like the BASOPHILS, mast cells contain large amounts of histamine and heparin. ...
