beta-2-microglobulin
A small protein normally found on the surface of many cells, including lymphocytes, and in small amounts in the blood and urine.
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158 matchesBirt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
An inherited trio of skin bumps, lung cysts and kidney tumors, most often noticed when a lung suddenly collapses.
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This umbrella term spans several distinct diseases with different outlooks, so identifying the specific type is essential to understanding what it means.
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A repeat dose that reminds the immune system of a threat it already knows, restoring protection that has quietly faded.
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A condition in which fluid and proteins leak out of tiny blood vessels and flow into surrounding tissues, resulting in dangerously low blood pressure.
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Castleman disease is a rare disorder of lymph node tissue that ranges from a single, localized growth to a systemic form affecting the whole body.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, and other types of cancer.
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A drug that is similar to thalidomide, and is used to treat multiple myeloma and certain types of anemia.
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Clostridium difficile is a spore forming bacterium that causes diarrhea and colon inflammation, often following antibiotic use that disrupts normal gut bacteria.
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An inherited disorder marked by the formation of many noncancerous growths called hamartomas.
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A living cell kept and multiplied outside the body, where it can be watched, treated and counted in ways a person cannot be.
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Diverticulosis is the presence of multiple diverticula in the colon wall, usually causing no symptoms unless they become inflamed.
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A diverticulum is a small pouch that bulges outward from the wall of a hollow organ such as the colon.
Read definitiondoxorubicin hydrochloride liposome
A form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
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One of the most widespread viruses in existence, harmless in most people and yet tied to a surprising list of diseases.
Read definitionelectrophoresis
Electrophoresis separates charged molecules such as proteins or DNA using an electric current, a technique behind tests like serum protein and hemoglobin analysis.
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An enchondroma is a benign cartilage growth within bone, most often found in the small bones of the hand and often discovered incidentally.
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Endocarditis is inflammation of the heart's inner lining and valves, most often from bacterial infection reaching the bloodstream and heart tissue.
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Exenteration is an extensive surgery that removes multiple organs from within a body cavity, most often as treatment for advanced cancer.
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An inherited condition marked by the following: (1) one or more first- or second-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, or uncle) with malignant melanoma; (2) many…
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