Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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Glutathione

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A tripeptide with many roles in cells. It conjugates to drugs to make them more soluble for excretion, is a cofactor for some enzymes, is involved in protein disulfide bond rearrangement and ...

1) A type of protein made by certain white blood cells in response to a foreign substance (antigen). Each antibody can bind to only a specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy ...

Consensus sequence

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A theoretical representative nucleotide or amino acid sequence in which each nucleotide or amino acid is the one which occurs most frequently at that site in the different sequences which occur in ...

Metastasis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A tumour that has spread from its original (primary) site of growth to another site, close to or distant from the primary site. Metastasis is characteristic of advanced malignancies, but in rare ...

Interferons (IFN)

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A type of biological response modifier (a substance that can improve the body's natural response to disease). It slows the rate of growth and division of cancer cells, causing them to become ...

Lymphatic system

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A system of organs and tissues that process and transport immune cells and lymph. 2) The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other ...

Monocyte

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A type of white blood cell. 2) A large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the ...