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Results 1 - 10 of 28 for "Deoxyribonucleic acid"
  1. Genetic Testing (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... medical test that looks for changes in your DNA. DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid. It contains the genetic instructions in all living ... any changes in: Genes, which are parts of DNA that carry the information needed to make a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetictesting.html - Health Topics
  2. Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mitochondrialdiseases.html - Health Topics
  3. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... chromosomes in each cell. These chromosomes contain your DNA (genetic material). In CML, part of the DNA from one chromosome moves to another chromosome. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chronicmyeloidleukemia.html - Health Topics
  4. Cervical Cancer Screening (National Library of Medicine)  
    The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. Cancer screening is looking for cancer before you have any symptoms. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cervicalcancerscreening.html - Health Topics
  5. Colorectal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... when there are changes in your genetic material (DNA). These changes are also called mutations or variants. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/colorectalcancer.html - Health Topics
  6. Genes and Gene Therapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Genes are the building blocks of inheritance. Passed from parent to child, they contain instructions for making proteins. If genes don't produce the right ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genesandgenetherapy.html - Health Topics
  7. Sickle Cell Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your blood stem cells and either adding new DNA to them or changing their existing DNA. Then these cells are given back to you, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sicklecelldisease.html - Health Topics
  8. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... when there are changes in the genetic material (DNA) in bone marrow cells. The cause of these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acutelymphocyticleukemia.html - Health Topics
  9. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... when there are changes in the genetic material (DNA) in bone marrow cells. The cause of these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acutemyeloidleukemia.html - Health Topics
  10. Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... when there are changes in the genetic material (DNA). Often, the exact cause of these genetic changes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breastcancer.html - Health Topics
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