agenesis

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Loss of Mstn in mice causes a doubling of skeletal muscle mass while loss of Gdf11 in mice causes dramatic anterior homeotic transformations of the axial skeleton, kidney agenesis, and an increase in progenitor cell number in several tissues.

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  1. noun Absence or incomplete development of an organ or body part.

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  • One of those who could be affected by the cuts is little Payton Hilberg, one of only 10 children in the world diagnosed with diaphragmatic agenesis. —  KOMO - News - Top Stories
  • Conclusion: Thyroid isthmus agenesis does not cause clinical symptoms by itself and most of the times the diagnosis is incidental due to the existence of other thyroid pathology. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • Axial fusion consists of fusion of the distal basilar artery, which arises from the caudal division of the internal carotid artery, to the midbasilar agenesis to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery termination of the vertebral arteries. —  Sumer's Radiology Site
  • Gallego-Llamas J, Ribes V, Kedinger M, Niederreither K, et al. (2005) Dorsal pancreas agenesis in retinoic acid-deficient Raldh2 mutant mice. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • ACF has engaged the staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with the International Children's Surgery Fund, directed by Greg Fontana, MD, to correct Hussein's other medical problems: hearing difficulties, syndactyly (fused digits), hypospadias, agenesis of one kidney and incomplete closure of the skull. —  Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from Beirut
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  1. New Latin, from Greek ἀ- privative + γένεσις, generation.
 

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/æˈdʒɛnɛsɪs/
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