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  2. The Quality of Life Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency ...

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    Additionally, the questionnaire is used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK. NICE has recommended that somatropin hormone treatment may be given to a patient only if they meet three criteria; they have a severe growth hormone deficiency, they are already receiving full replacement with other deficient ...

  3. Genetic testing - Wikipedia

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    Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure. Genetic testing can also include measuring the results of genetic changes, such as RNA analysis as an output of gene expression, or through biochemical analysis to measure specific protein output. [1]

  4. X-linked agammaglobulinemia - Wikipedia

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    X-chromosome. Most antibodies are gamma globulins. Antibodies are made mainly by plasma cells, which are daughter cells of the B cell line.The Btk enzyme plays an essential role in the maturation of B cells in the bone marrow, and when mutated, immature pro-B lymphocytes are unable to develop into pre-B lymphocytes, which normally develop into mature (naive) B cells that leave the bone marrow ...

  5. This blood test screens for 50 different types of cancer. Is ...

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    For about 1% of those ages 50 to 79, test results will show a cancer signal was detected, along with the organ or tissue type associated with that specific cancer signal.

  6. Chorionic villus sampling - Wikipedia

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    Family history of a chromosomal abnormality or other genetic disorder; Parents are known carriers for a genetic disorder; Advanced maternal age (maternal age above 35). AMA is associated with increase risk of Down's syndrome and at age 35, risk is 1:400. [citation needed] Screening tests are usually carried out first before deciding if CVS ...

  7. Molecular cytogenetics - Wikipedia

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    Image: example of karyotyping showing a total of 46 chromosomes in the genome. Molecular cytogenetics combines two disciplines, molecular biology and cytogenetics, and involves the analysis of chromosome structure to help distinguish normal and cancer-causing cells. Human cytogenetics began in 1956 when it was discovered that normal human cells ...

  8. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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    As an acute leukemia, ALL progresses rapidly and is typically fatal within weeks or months if left untreated. [11] In most cases, the cause is unknown. [2] Genetic risk factors may include Down syndrome, Li–Fraumeni syndrome, or neurofibromatosis type 1. [1] Environmental risk factors may include significant radiation exposure or prior ...

  9. Males lose sex chromosome as they age. It could make cancer ...

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    The researchers found that “patients with (a) low Y chromosome gene expression score had significantly worse overall survival compared with those with higher expression,” the study said.