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inhibition of proliferation at higher levels such as those used in this study [ 41 ] . This dichotomy was compared [ 43 ] to the situation in male rodents, where castration leads to atrophy of the prostate due to apoptosis.
The private network that coordinates most organ distribution opposes the shift, because of a fear that this change will atrophy local transplant centers by diverting organs to a handful of large regional ones, and also deny organs to people who can't travel.
5) [ 20 ] ; type III 3-MGC aciduria (Costeff optic atrophy syndrome) (Mendelian Inheritance in Man database *258501) was described in patients of Iraqi-Jewish origin with bilateral optic atrophy accompanied in some by movement disorders and caused by mutations in the OPA3 gene [ 21 22 ] ; and type IV 3-MGC aciduria (Mendelian Inheritance in Man database *250951) presents with moderate to severe neurological disease, cardiac, ophthalmic, hepatic, and renal symptoms and it has been associated with mitochondrial disorders (Pearson syndrome, mitochondrial DNA depletion) or multiple respiratory chain defects [ 23 24 25 26 ] . This group does not have a defined primary biochemical or molecular defect.
Iris stromal atrophy (ISA) involves a loss of complex iris structure due to loss of iris stroma.
The PT4 can be viewed as placentae exhibiting villous immaturity, either compensated by placental hypertrophy (villous regeneration and expansion without maturation - maternal diabetes mellitus; PT4A), or uncompensated (placental atrophy associated with villous immaturity - intrauterine growth retardation; PT4B) with apparent consequences for the newborn.
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