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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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Presymptomatic testing
Health care; Genetic disorders
Testing of an asymptomatic individual in whom the discovery of a gene mutation indicates certain development of findings related to a specific diagnosis at some future point. A negative result ...
Xenobiotic
Health care; Genetic disorders
Chemical substances that are foreign to the biological system. They include naturally occurring compounds, drugs, environmental agents, carcinogens, insecticides, etc.
Rhabdomyolysis
Health care; Genetic disorders
Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle often followed by myoglobinuria.
Acanthocytes
Health care; Genetic disorders
Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance.