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CZS
congenital Zika syndrome
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RA

(biological molecule)
retinoic acid
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VPW
vascular pedicle width
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MDCT
multidetector computed tomography
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Kf
capillary filtration pressure
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NFP
net filtration pressure
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Πp
plasma colloid osmotic pressure
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Πif
interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure
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Pc
capillary hydrostatic pressure
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SSS
sick sinus syndrome
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PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
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Pif
interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure
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TOS
thoracic outlet syndrome
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HVLA
high velocity low amplitude
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HRI
heme-regulated eIF2α kinase
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eIF2α
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α
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PAS
periodic acid–Schiff
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PGI2
prostacyclin
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H&E
hematoxylin and eosin
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SIRS
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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APS
anti-phospholipid syndrome
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TnT
troponin T
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PTT
partial thromboplastin time
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PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
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TRO
triple rule out
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TRALI
Transfusion-­related acute lung injury
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GGO
ground glass opacity
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PKR
protein kinase R
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CTR
cardiothoracic ratio
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NES
nuclear export signal
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MEOS
microsomal ethanol oxidizing system,
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NLS
nuclear localization signal
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APC
activated protein C
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CdLS
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
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GPI anchor
glycophosphatidylinositol glycan anchor
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AG (test)
anion gap
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RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
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SOD
superoxide dismutase
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PERK
PKR-like ER kinase
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IAPs
inhibitors of apoptosis
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APAF-1
apoptosis-activating factor-1
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DAMPs
damage associated molecular patterns
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Atgs
autophagy-related genes
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LDL
low density lipoprotein
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PrPsc
prion protein, scrapie isoform
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CFTR
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
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UPR
unfolded protein response
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ASD (in cardiology)
atrial septal defects
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MMF
Mycophenolate mofetil (immunosuppressant drug)
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ARND
Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder
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FASD
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
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TGA
transposition of the great arteries
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DES
diethylstilbestrol
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ICSI
intracytoplasmic sperm injection
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PKU
phenylketonuria
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CVS
chorionic villus sampling
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PUBS
percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
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cfDNA
cell-free fetal DNA
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AFP
α-fetoprotein
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NIPS
noninvasive prenatal screening
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PGD
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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FISH
fluorescent in situ hybridization
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TGF-β
transforming growth factor β
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SHH
sonic hedgehog
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BMP (signalling molecule)
bone morphogenetic proteins
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FEN1
flap endonuclease 1
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PCNA
proliferating cell nuclear antigen
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PARP1
Poly ADP-ribose polymerase 1
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XRCC1
X-ray cross-complementary protein 1
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EGFR (measure of organ function)
estimated glomerular filtration rate
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EGFR (name of a specific gene)
epidermal growth factor receptor
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TP 53
tumour protein 53
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TKI
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
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RB protein / RB gene
retinoblastoma protein / retinoblastoma
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activating transcription factor 4
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PERK
PKR-like ER kinase
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TEF
tracheoesophageal fistula
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VACTERL
Vertebral anomalies
Anal atresia,
Cardiac defects,
Tracheoesophageal fistula,
Esophageal atresia,
Renal anomalies
Limb defects
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