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INHERITED FACTOR [3 records]

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Record 1 2005-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
OBS

Coagulation factors are numerous proteins that circulate in the blood and transform from inactive to active forms whenever blood clotting is required.... The best known of the inherited disorders of coagulation are hemophilia A and B, associated with a decrease in the activity of Factor VIII or IX, respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Molécule complexe (et volumineuse), faite d'une partie synthétisée par les cellules hépatiques (VIII : C) qui a une activité coagulante, et d'une partie synthétisée au niveau de la paroi interne des vaisseaux sanguins (VIII : WF ou facteur de Wildebrand).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
DEF

Componente normal de la sangre que participa en la coagulación; en las personas hemofílicas no se produce por factores hereditarios.

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Record 2 1997-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Nature starts out the human developmental process by using the female schema as a base. For animale embryo to develop, something must be added. That something must be a Y chromosome inherited from the father. Further, that Y chromosome must contain a gene known as the Testis Determining Factor(TDF), telling the embryo to differentiate and develop male genitalia. Embryo with or without the factor, continue to develop undifferentiated as female. Gender Dysphoria Program Guide Lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Gène de détermination du sexe chez les mammifères. Il provoque lors des premiers temps de l'embryogenèse, la différenciation des gonades embryonnaires en testicules fonctionnels caractéristiques du sexe mâle.

CONT

Fin 1987, le groupe américain de D. Page, à Boston, avait de manière retentissante isolé sur le chromosome Y un fragment d'ADN présenté, chez les mammifères, comme le gène de détermination du sexe, le fameux TDF (Testis Determining Factor). [...]

OBS

Une équipe de l'Institut Pasteur à Paris, animée par M. Fellous, et des chercheurs londoniens contestent l'existence de ce gène.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

... for the injected allergens there is no clear evidence that the production of IgE reflects an inherited predisposition.... The fact that atopy does not increase the incidence of IgE antibody to venom or penicillin adds further evidence that the specific inherited factor(s) in atopy is related to the conditions of inhalant allergy and is not a generalized control enhancing IgE production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Prédisposition constitutionnelle à développer des maladies allergiques.

Spanish

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