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A measurement of the clotting time of plasma recalcified in the presence of excess tissue thromboplastin; it is a measure of the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. It is used to determine the clotting tendency of blood, in the measure of warfarin dosage, liver damage and vitamin K status. Factors measured are fibrinogen, prothrombin, and factors V, VII, and X.
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Prostate-specific antigen — a prostate tissue protein whose blood level rises in prostate cancer and in common benign conditions.
Glossary Term
Nonfunctional DNA sequences that are very similar to the sequences of known genes. Many seem to have arisen as functional gene duplications that subsequently underwent mutation and loss of function. Others are structurally similar to mRNA and seem to have arisen by a reverse transcription event followed by integration into the genome. Some pseudogenes are transcribed and may play a role in regulation of its homologous gene.
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A measurement of Pseudomonas mendocina in a sample.
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This gene plays a role in signal transduction and apoptosis. It is also involved in the regulation of cell cycle progression.
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This gene plays a role in the regulation of cell signaling. It is involved in cell migration, metabolic control, mitogenic activation and gene transcription.
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The minimum False Discovery Rate (FDR) value required for a test to be considered significant.
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A qualitative assessment of clot retraction in a sample.
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Any of four equal-sized sets of observations in a ranked sample.
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This gene plays a role in DNA double-strand break repair.
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This gene plays a role in DNA repair and meiotic recombination.
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This gene plays a role in homologous recombination for DNA repair.