| RPA | radial photon apsorptiometry; replication protein A; resultant physiologic acceleration; reverse pas... |
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| EOAE | Evoked Oto-Acoustic Emission test |
| LASER | Light Amplication by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| DLE | delayed light emission; dialyzable leukocyte extract; discoid lupus erythematosus; disseminated lupu... |
| ES | ejection sound; elastic stocking; electrical stimulus, electrical stimulation; electroshock; emergen... |
| diseases, single-gene | Hereditary disorders caused by a change (mutation) in a single gene. There are thousands of single-gene diseases including achondroplastic dwarfism, Huntington disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and haemophilia. Single-gene diseases typically describe classic simple Mendelian patterns of inheritance (as autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked traits) by comparison with polygenic diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| DNA, single-stranded | A single chain of deoxyribonucleotides that occurs in some bacteria and viruses. It usually exists as a covalently closed circle. (12 Dec 1998) |