Duncan

Dun·can

(dŭn'kăn),

James M., Scottish gynecologist, 1826-1890. See: Duncan folds, Duncan mechanism, Duncan placenta, Duncan ventricle.

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Dun·can

(dŭn'kăn),

Surname of first studied patients afflicted with what is now known as Duncan disease.

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Duncan,

surname of one of the first individuals to carry a recessive trait that causes propensity to B-cell malignant lymphoproliferative disease.

Duncan disease - immunodeficiency disease with propensity to B-cell malignant lymphoproliferative disease in the presence of Epstein-Barr virus, leading to death. Synonym(s): Duncan syndrome

Duncan syndrome - Synonym(s): Duncan disease

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