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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
An alteration in the normal sequence of a gene, the significance of which is often unclear until further study of the genotype and corresponding phenotype occurs in a sufficiently large population. Complete gene sequencing often identifies numerous allelic variants (sometimes hundreds) for a given gene.
Industry:Medical
Taken from different individuals of the same species. Also called allogenic.
Industry:Medical
Denoting the front surface of the body; often used to indicate the position of one structure relative to another.
Industry:Medical
1) The terminal segment of the large intestine, beginning from the ampulla of the rectum and ending at the opening.
2) The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body.
Industry:Medical
A skin disease characterized by small warty elevations or telangiectasias and epidermal thickening.
Industry:Medical
1) A corneal disease in which there is a deposition of phospholipid and cholesterol in the corneal stroma and anterior sclera.
2) A whitish ring-shaped or bow-shaped deposit in the cornea that frequently occurs in old age.
Industry:Medical
