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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
1) A copy of a gene that usually lacks introns and other essential DNA sequences necessary for function. Pseudogenes, though genetically similar to the original functional gene, are not expressed and often contain numerous mutations.
2) A pseudogene is a DNA sequence that resembles a gene but has been mutated into an inactive form over the course of evolution. A pseudogene shares an evolutionary history with a functional gene and can provide insight into their shared ancestry.
Industry:Health care
1) A corneal disease in which there is a deposition of phospholipid and cholesterol in the corneal stroma and anterior sclera.
2) A whitish ring-shaped or bow-shaped deposit in the cornea that frequently occurs in old age.
Industry:Health care
1) A cystic growth originating from lymphatic tissue. It is usually found in the neck, axilla, or groin.
2) A benign lymphatic neoplasm usually arising from the neck and characterized by cystic dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
Industry:Health care
1) A decrease in the number of blood platelets.
2) Persistent decrease in the number of blood platelets that is often associated with hemorrhagic conditions -- called also thrombopenia.
Industry:Health care
1) A decrease in the number of blood platelets.
2) Persistent decrease in the number of blood platelets that is often associated with hemorrhagic conditions -- called also thrombopenia.
Industry:Health care
1) A description of a specific chromosome that uses defined mutations --specific deleted areas in the genome-- as 'biochemical signposts,' or markers for specific areas.
2) The use of overlapping deletions to localize the position of an unknown gene on a chromosome or linkage map.
Industry:Health care
1) A developmental anomaly in the male in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum.
2) An abnormality of the penis in which the urethra opens on the underside.
Industry:Health care
1) A developmental anomaly in the male in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum.
2) An abnormality of the penis in which the urethra opens on the underside.
Industry:Health care
1) A diagram of the genetic relationships and medical history of a family using standardized symbols and terminology.
2) A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations. The pedigree shows the relationships between family members and indicates which individuals express or silently carry the trait in question.
3) A record of the ancestry of an individual <the pedigree of a diabetic patient>.
Industry:Health care
1) A disease in which the body does not properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is too high. This disease occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use it properly.
2) Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by an inability to make or use the hormone insulin. Insulin is needed by cells to metabolize glucose, the body's main source of chemical energy. Type I diabetes, also called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, is usually caused by an autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells. Type II diabetes, also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, occurs when cells become resistant to the effects of insulin.
Industry:Health care
