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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for contracted
  1. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 
    ... occurs because the D4Z4 region is abnormally shortened (contracted), containing between 1 and 10 repeats instead of ... chromosome 4. Whether an affected individual has a contracted D4Z4 region or a SMCHD1 gene mutation, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../facioscapulohumeral-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  2. SMCHD1 gene 
    ... results when the D4Z4 region is abnormally shortened (contracted), containing between 1 and 10 repeats instead of ... repeats. Researchers suspect that the combination of a contracted D4Z4 region and a SMCHD1 gene mutation causes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smchd1 - Genetics
  3. Leprosy 
    ... passed from person to person. It is usually contracted by breathing airborne droplets from affected individuals' coughs ... leprae never develop leprosy. The infection can be contracted at any age, and signs and symptoms can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leprosy - Genetics
  4. DUX4 gene 
    ... occurs because the D4Z4 region is abnormally shortened (contracted), containing between 1 and 10 repeats instead of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/dux4 - Genetics
  5. Chromosome 4 
    ... chromosome 4. Whether an affected individual has a contracted D4Z4 region or a SMCHD1 gene variant, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/4 - Genetics