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Results 1 - 10 of 80 for Harmful
  1. How are gene variants involved in evolution?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... gene or protein and are not helpful or harmful. In addition, the environment in which a population ... those who live there. So why do some harmful traits, like genetic diseases, persist in populations instead ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/evolution - Genetics
  2. Clopidogrel resistance 
    ... treatment but are not protected from developing a harmful blood clot. Poor metabolizers process little or no ... treatment and are at risk of forming a harmful blood clot.Clopidogrel resistance does not appear to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/clopidogrel-resistance - Genetics
  3. Spondyloenchondrodysplasia with immune dysregulation 
    ... that cannot grow and divide in response to harmful invaders such as bacteria and viruses. As a ... impairs the body's normal immune response to harmful invaders, resulting in frequent infections. The mechanism that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...hondrodysplasia-with-immune-dysregulation - Genetics
  4. Mitochondrial DNA 
    ... changes. This damage results from a buildup of harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species, which are byproducts ... ATP produced in mitochondria, increase the production of harmful byproducts, and eventually cause the cell to self- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/mitochondrial-dna - Genetics
  5. ATG16L1 gene 
    ... helps the immune system destroy some types of harmful bacteria and viruses. At least one variation in ... autophagy process, allowing worn-out cell parts and harmful bacteria to persist when they would otherwise be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/atg16l1 - Genetics
  6. Allergic asthma 
    ... system mistakenly reacts to as though they are harmful. Common allergens include pollen, dust, animal dander, and ... reacts to an allergen as if it is harmful, producing IgE antibodies specific to it. Upon later ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/allergic-asthma - Genetics
  7. Glutathione synthetase deficiency 
    ... Glutathione helps prevent damage to cells by neutralizing harmful molecules generated during energy production. Glutathione also plays ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../glutathione-synthetase-deficiency - Genetics
  8. Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy 
    ... must be able to identify and destroy potentially harmful invaders while sparing the body's normal tissues. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...inopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal-dystrophy - Genetics
  9. Fumarase deficiency 
    ... process that generates energy for cells is particularly harmful to cells in the developing brain, and this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fumarase-deficiency - Genetics
  10. IVD gene 
    ... properly. Defects in leucine processing allow several potentially harmful substances, including a compound called isovaleric acid, to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ivd - Genetics
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