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HEREDITARY FACTOR [7 records]

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Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Genetics
DEF

A person who does not have cancer, but has precancerous cells or a genetic mutation known to increase the risk of developing it ...

CONT

... previvors are individuals who [have] a predisposition to cancer but who haven’t had the disease. This group includes people who carry a hereditary mutation, a family history of cancer, or some other predisposing factor. [Previvors have] unique needs and concerns separate from the general population, but different from those already diagnosed with cancer.

OBS

previvor: This term is a blend of the prefix "pre," which means "prior to," and the word "survivor."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Génétique
OBS

prévivant; prévivante : terme formé du préfixe «pré», qui indique l'antériorité, et le mot «survivant».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Genética
CONT

Se llama "previvientes" a aquellas personas que tienen predisposición al cáncer con una clara conciencia del riesgo que corren y que hacen todo lo posible por reducirlo.

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Record 2 2020-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine
DEF

A factor associated with the occurrence of a health problem.

CONT

Initial epidemiologic data identified obesity as an important risk factor for coronary heart disease. Subsequent analyses, however, suggested that obesity was not a primary risk factor but rather acted indirectly through elevation of blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels.

OBS

It may be personal behaviour, lifestyle, exposure to environmental hazards, congenital or hereditary characteristics, etc. For example, smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer.

OBS

risk factor: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale
DEF

Facteur associé à l'apparition d'un problème de santé.

OBS

Il peut s'agir du comportement personnel ou des habitudes de vie, de l'exposition à des dangers de l'environnement, de caractéristiques innées ou héréditaires, etc. Par exemple, le tabagisme est un facteur de risque de cancer du poumon.

OBS

Les facteurs associés à une diminution du risque sont considérés comme étant protecteurs.

OBS

facteur de risque : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina
DEF

Factor, medioambiental u orgánico, que mantiene una estrecha asociación con el comienzo y progreso de una enfermedad o lesión.

CONT

Entre los factores de las enfermedades hipocinéticas encontramos una mala dieta, tabaquismo, estilo de vida inactivo y el estrés.

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Record 3 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
  • Genetics
CONT

... Rev. Gregor Mendel(1822-1884)... grew peas, and saw that various traits(size, color, wrinkles) were passed from one generation to the next. Much more importantly, he saw that peas have pairs of some kind of hereditary factor. The pairs do not compromise with each other; either one or the other will be dominant. That is, if you cross a tall pea with a dwarf pea, you get some tall and some dwarf peas, but no peas of medium height. Further, in the first generation of cross-pollinated peas, they will all be tall, and in the next generation there will be three tall pea plants for every one dwarf.

CONT

’Little Marvel’ is a dwarf pea that requires very little staking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
  • Génétique
CONT

Les pois nains restent très bas et ne nécessitent pas de tuteur.

OBS

pois nain : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Blood
CONT

The activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT) is a commonly performed laboratory procedure which is used for multiple purposes including monitoring of heparin therapy, detection of coagulation factor deficiency, and detection of lupus anticoagulants. Among the hereditary coagulation deficiencies, factor VIII and factor IX are the most common. APTT reagents differ widely in both their sensitivity to factor VIII and factor IX deficiencies as well as their responsiveness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
  • Chimie analytique
  • Sang
OBS

Réactif utilisé pour déterminer le temps de coagulation du plasma sanguin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
  • Química analítica
  • Sangre
OBS

Reactivo utilizado para medir el tiempo de coagulación extrínseco del plasma.

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Record 5 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

An X-linked hereditary bleeding disease caused by a deficiency of factor 1X.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Affection hémorragique liée au sexe et due à un déficit congénital en facteur antihémophilique B (facteur 1X).

CONT

La maladie de Christmas, du nom de Steven Christmas, un Canadien, qui, en 1952, a été le premier homme à recevoir un diagnostic de ce type distinct d'hémophilie et hémophilie par déficit en facteur IX, parce que c'est le facteur 9 (écrit en chiffres romains, IX), qui est la protéine sanguine déficitaire et dont l'absence ralentit le processus normal de coagulation.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Genetics
DEF

In applied entomology, any selective effect of an insecticide favouring survival of those individual insects which carry a particular hereditary factor or factors, while those which do not carry these factors are killed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Génétique
DEF

Toute action sélective exercée par un insecticide et permettant la survie des insectes qui possèdent un ou plusieurs facteurs héréditaires particuliers, alors que les insectes qui ne possèdent pas ces facteurs sont éliminés.

Key term(s)
  • pression de sélection

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Genética
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Record 7 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Constitutional factors appear to play a role not only in whether or not the disease develops but also in the localization of cardiac damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

On peut accepter comme hypothèse qu'à l'origine de chaque maladie existe un ensemble de facteurs du milieu et de facteurs génétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Biotecnología
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