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Results 1 - 10 of 59 for Smooth muscle
  1. MYH11 gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11. It belongs to a ... fibers and are important for muscle tensing (contraction). Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11 forms part of a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/myh11 - Genetics
  2. ACTG2 gene 
    ... The γ-2 actin protein is found in smooth muscle cells of the urinary and intestinal tracts. Smooth muscles line the internal organs; they contract and relax ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/actg2 - Genetics
  3. ACTA2 gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called smooth muscle alpha (α)-2 actin, which is part of ... cell movement and the tensing (contraction) of muscles.Smooth muscle α-2 actin is found in smooth muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/acta2 - Genetics
  4. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer 
    ... affected individuals tend to develop benign tumors containing smooth muscle tissue (leiomyomas) in the skin and, in females, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...tary-leiomyomatosis-and-renal-cell-cancer - Genetics
  5. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 
    ... may affect the shape of cells in the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract during development before birth, causing abnormalities in the layering of these muscles. Smooth muscles line the internal organs; they contract and relax ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/intestinal-pseudo-obstruction - Genetics
  6. Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called smooth muscle alpha (α)-2 actin, which is found in vascular smooth muscle cells. Layers of these cells are found in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...l-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-and-dissection - Genetics
  7. Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome 
    ... of muscle fibers (muscle contraction), specifically contraction of smooth muscles of the urinary and intestinal tracts. These contractions ... of actin filaments, which impairs the ability of smooth muscle in the bladder and intestines to contract. These ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...colon-intestinal-hypoperistalsis-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy 
    ... The muscle cells surrounding these blood vessels (vascular smooth muscle cells) are abnormal and gradually die. In the ... for the normal function and survival of vascular smooth muscle cells. When certain molecules attach (bind) to Notch3 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...cortical-infarcts-and-leukoencephalopathy - Genetics
  9. TEK gene 
    ... signals that facilitates communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. Layers of smooth muscle cells surround layers of endothelial cells lining the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tek - Genetics
  10. FLNA gene 
    ... may affect the shape of cells in the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract during development before birth, causing abnormalities in the layering of these muscles. Smooth muscles line the internal organs; they contract and relax ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/flna - Genetics
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