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22q11 deletion syndrome
See DiGeorge syndrome
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Hantavirus
Enveloped RNA viruses that cause two human diseases: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and human pulmonary syndrome. A rare, acute...
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Fragile X syndrome
2083 Most common cause of inherited mental retardation. The most frequent form of inherited intellectual impairment, with a prevalence between...
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Ulnar nerve
1245 Formed by C8 and T1 nerve roots and five rise to the medial cord of the brachial plexus. The...
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Modified radical mastectomy
1069 A surgical procedure that removes the breast, surrounding tissue, and nearby lymph nodes. The purpose for modified radical mastectomy...
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Urinary ileal diversion
Complications include hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, hyperammonemia, hypokalemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, bone demineralization, and development of adenocarcinoma of the interposed intestinal...
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Transformed lymphoma
Transformed lymphoma refers to a more aggressive or fast growing lymphoma that arises from a indolent disease. The most common...
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Mitral stenosis
Presumed to be a result of rheumatic heart disease. History of rheumatic fever present in about one third of patients....
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