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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for nerves
  1. Chromosome 17 
    ... CMT1A. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease damages the peripheral nerves, which connect the brain and spinal cord to ... such as touch, pain, heat, and sound. Peripheral nerve damage can result in alteration or loss of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/17 - Genetics
  2. Chromosome 5 
    ... Purα helps direct the growth and division of nerve cells (neurons). It may also be involved in ... maturation of myelin, the protective substance that covers nerves and promotes the efficient transmission of nerve impulses. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/5 - Genetics
  3. Chromosome 11 
    ... develop in bones or soft tissues, such as nerves and cartilage. This translocation, t(11;22), fuses ... a type of cancerous tumor composed of immature nerve cells (neuroblasts). The 11q23 deletion can occur in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/11 - Genetics
  4. Mitochondrial DNA 
    ... of these mutations are often limited to the nerve that relays visual information from the eye to the brain (the optic nerve). Additional genetic and environmental factors probably contribute to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/mitochondrial-dna - Genetics
  5. Chromosome 1 
    ... a type of cancerous tumor composed of immature nerve cells (neuroblasts). These deletions are somatic variants (also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/1 - Genetics
  6. Chromosome 15 
    ... most of the body's tissues. However, in nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/15 - Genetics
  7. Chromosome 22 
    ... bones or soft tissues, such as cartilage and nerves. The most common translocation, t(11;22), fuses ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/22 - Genetics