X-linked disease
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X-linked disease — see sex linked … The new mediacal dictionary
X-linked disease — A genetic disease caused by an allele at a locus on the X chromosome … Glossary of Biotechnology
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth — A neuromuscular disease that is the most common inherited disorder of peripheral nerves, characterized by progressively debilitating weakness. The disease is also called peroneal muscular atrophy. The foremost feature of Charcot Marie Tooth… … Medical dictionary
Disease, single-gene — An hereditary disorder caused by a change (mutation) in a single gene. There are thousands of single gene diseases including achondroplasia, Huntington disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia.… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher (PMD) — An X linked disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) in which there is loss of myelin (the sheath around the nerve protecting it). PMD affects boys and is characterized by nystagmus (rhythmical oscillation of the eyeballs), psychomotor… … Medical dictionary
Chronic granulomatous disease — Classification and external resources Superoxide ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
genetic disease, human — Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that are caused by mutations in one or more genes (gene). With the increasing ability to control infectious and nutritional diseases in developed countries, there has come the realization … Universalium
metabolic disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular (cell) level. Thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways… … Universalium
Norrie disease — Nor·rie disease also Nor·rie s disease nȯ(ə)r (.)ē(z) n a rare congenital X linked disease that affects males and is characterized esp. by retinal malformation and opacification of the vitreous body leading to blindness, by progressive mental… … Medical dictionary
