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A diagnostic procedure to test for urinary tract infection and identify the appropriate treatment. Bacteria from a mid-stream urine sample is allowed to grow for three days in a laboratory medium and then tested for sensitivity to a variety of antibiotics.
Adenosine triphosphate. A substance present in all living cells that provides energy for many metabolic processes and is involved in making RNA. ATP made in the laboratory is being studied in patients with advanced solid tumors to see if it can decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength.
A hereditary disease that appears usually in early childhood, inherited as an autosomal recessive monogenic trait. Involves functional disorder of the exocrine glands; the digestion is complicated by a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes; breathing is made difficult by mucus accumulation in airways; there is also excessive loss of salt in the sweat. It is called also fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis.
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The presence of different alleles at one or more loci on homologous chromosomes.
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( trisomy 13 )
Pataus syndrome is an autosomal,chromosomal,abnormality.
Chromosome karyotype
47,+13
there is an extra chromosome no:13 i.e there are three copies of chromosome 13 instead of normal two.
Incidence and risks
1:5000 births
Clinical features:
*Low set ears
*Cleft lip and palet
*polydactyly
*micro-ophthalmia
*learning defficulties
Mortality
Rarely survive for more than a few weeks.
Treatment designed to be used as a first step toward shrinking the cancer and in evaluating response to drugs and other agents. Induction therapy is followed by additional therapy to eliminate whatever cancer remains.
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[het-er-o-JEN-ik]
Derived from a different source or species. Also called heterogenous.
A form of cyclophosphamide that can be administered as an intrathecal infusion. Mafosfamide is being studied as an anticancer drug. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
A glandular organ located in the abdomen. It makes pancreatic juices, which contain enzymes that aid in digestion, and it produces several hormones, including insulin. The pancreas is surrounded by the stomach, intestines, and other organs.