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genetic adjective atavistic, congenital, hereditary, ingrained, inherited, innate See also: born, hereditary, innate, native How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the new study, researchers transplanted retinal cells from fetal mice, newborns, or adults to mice that, because of genetic defects, had lost their rods and thus their night vision. There was a fivefold increase in cancer, especially leukemia, she said, and a five-to eightfold increase in children born with genetic defects. We review the literature to identify genetic defects involved in the iodination process of the thyroid hormone synthesis, particularly defects in iodide transport from circulation into the thyroid cell, defects in iodide transport from the thyroid cell to the follicular lumen (Pendred syndrome), and defects of iodide organification. |
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