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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim jə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm jə /


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One such disease is propionic acidemia, caused by mutations in genes encoding one of two subunits of an enzyme that helps mitochondria, cells’ powerhouses, break down certain amino acids and fats.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Physician-scientist Charles Venditti of the National Human Genome Research Institute notes that various mutations can cause propionic acidemia, and he would have liked the study authors to describe the specific mutations participants carried.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

The incidence of both neonatal encephalopathy and severe umbilical artery blood acidemia has decreased significantly in the HUS region during the study's 18-year follow-up period.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

LogicBio is developing gene editing therapies to treat pediatric rare disease like methylmalonic acidemia, where the body cannot break down certain proteins and fats.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2022

Uremic poisoning and acidemia and coma of diabetes tray cause a pulse to be very slow.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)



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