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ScD

 
Scien´tiae Doc´tor (Doctor of Science).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ScD

Abbreviation for Doctor of Science.
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carnitine deficiency, systemic primary

An autosomal recessive disorder (OMIM:212140) of fatty acid oxidation caused by defective carnitine transport. Patients present in infancy with hypoketotic hypoglycaemia and acute metabolic decompensation, or later in life with skeletal myopathy or cardiomyopathy. 

Molecular pathology
Caused by defects in SLC22A5, which encodes a protein that is both an organic cation transporter and a high-affinity carnitine transporter.
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SCD

1. Sickle cell disease, see there.
3. Sudden cardiac death, see there.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

SCD

Abbreviation for sequential compression device.
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ScD

Abbreviation for Doctor of Science.
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It was first described in an autopsy of a sickle cell disease (SCD) patient by Wade and Stevenson [1].
Studies in the pediatric patient population with SCD have demonstrated that pain results in a seven times increased risk of missing school, and is highly disruptive of social and recreational activities.
23 cases of established SCD were taken in the present study.
Muneeb continued explaining that adding jetNEXUS to SCD's portfolio is part of the Value Added Distributor commitment to bring innovative solutions to channel partners in the Middle East and give them a competitive edge in a highly evolving market.
Table 1 shows QOL for children with SCD regarding their physical health.
HGB-206 is an ongoing, Phase 1/2 open-label study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LentiGlobin gene therapy for SCD that includes three treatment cohorts: Groups A, B and C.
However, the likelihood of having a sibling being HLA-identical is only 25%, and some siblings will have SCD, further limiting the chance of having a suitable donor.
Subjective cognitive decline (SCD), which is the self-reported experience of worsening or more frequent confusion or memory loss within the past 12 months, affects 11.2% of adults aged [greater than or equal to] 45 years in the United States (4).
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCD), a separation of the arterial wall with the creation of a false lumen that is not related to medical instrumentation or trauma, remains an infrequent cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).1 So far, fewer than 1500 cases have been reported since the first case reported in 1931.
The project is the biggest global practical study on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), in which the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) is a key partner,
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is due to the disorder in the blood hemoglobin.
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