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  • 111glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency — ▪ pathology       hereditary metabolic defect characterized by an increased tendency of the red blood cells to break and release their hemoglobin (hemolysis), especially after the intake of certain drugs. The condition is caused, as the name… …

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  • 112UROD deficiency — Lack of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) which is the basic cause of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), the late skin form of porphyria. PCT is a genetic photosensitive (light sensitive) skin disease with onset in adult life with a… …

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  • 113Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase deficiency — Lack of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) which is the basic cause of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), the late skin form of porphyria. PCT is a genetic photosensitive (light sensitive) skin disease with onset in adult life with a… …

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  • 1146-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 172200 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = 6 Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency is a hereditary disease characterised by abnormally low …

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  • 115chlorine deficiency —       condition in which chlorine is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Chlorine is a component of all body secretions and excretions resulting from processes of building ( anabolism) and breaking down ( catabolism) body tissues. Levels of …

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  • 116phosphorus deficiency — ▪ medical disorder       condition in which phosphorus is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Phosphorus is a mineral that is vitally important to the normal metabolism of numerous compounds and (in solution) an acid that, with sulfur, must …

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  • 117potassium deficiency — ▪ pathology also called  hypokalemia        condition in which potassium is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Potassium is a mineral that forms positive ions (electrically charged particles) in solution and is an essential constituent of… …

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  • 118Ceruloplasmin deficiency — Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain, causing diabetes and progressive nervous system degeneration with the tremors and gait abnormalities characteristic of Parkinson disease.… …

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  • 119glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency — a hereditary (X linked) condition in which the absence of the enzyme glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), which functions in carbohydrate metabolism, results in the breakdown of the red blood cells (haemolysis), usually after exposure to… …

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  • 120severe combined immune deficiency — a rare disorder that usually manifests itself within the first three months of life by severe bacterial, fungal, and viral infection and failure to thrive. It is due to reduced numbers of T and B lymphocyte white blood cells necessary for… …

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