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  2. Multiple sulfatase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), also known as Austin disease, [1] or mucosulfatidosis, [1] is a very rare autosomal recessive [2] lysosomal storage disease [3] caused by a deficiency in multiple sulfatase enzymes, or in formylglycine-generating enzyme, which activates sulfatases. [4]: 502 [5] It is similar to mucopolysaccharidosis. [6]

  3. Fluorine deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Fluoride or fluorine deficiency is a disorder which may cause increased dental caries [1] and possibly osteoporosis, [2] [3] due to a lack of fluoride in diet. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Common dietary sources of fluoride include tea, grape juice, wine, raisins, some seafood, coffee, and tap water that has been fluoridated . [ 6 ]

  4. The Merck Manuals - Wikipedia

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    Digital versions also include audio, 3D models, and animations. [1] The first Merck Manual, Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica (1899), was a small reference book that became widely used by the 1980s. It had also become the world's best-selling medical text. Since then, several manuals have been produced, and are regularly updated.

  5. Fluoride - Wikipedia

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    Fluorine, in the form of fluoride, is considered to be a micronutrient for human health, necessary to prevent dental cavities, and to promote healthy bone growth. [28] The tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) is a known accumulator of fluorine compounds, released upon forming infusions such as the common beverage. The fluorine compounds decompose ...

  6. Biological aspects of fluorine - Wikipedia

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    PET scan using fluorine-18. Fluorine may interact with biological systems in the form of fluorine-containing compounds. Though elemental fluorine (F 2) is very rare in everyday life, fluorine-containing compounds such as fluorite occur naturally as minerals. Naturally occurring organofluorine compounds are extremely rare. Man-made fluoride ...

  7. Myelodysplastic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Risk factors for copper deficiency include bariatric surgery, zinc supplementation, and celiac disease. [ 40 ] The features generally used to define an MDS are blood cytopenias, ineffective hematopoiesis, dyserythropoiesis , dysgranulopoiesis, dysmegakaropoiesis, and increased myeloblasts.

  8. Skeletal fluorosis - Wikipedia

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    However, it is reversible in some cases, depending on the progression of the disease. If fluorine intake is stopped, the amount in bone will decrease and be excreted via urine. However, it is a very slow process to eliminate the fluorine from the body completely. Minimal results are seen in patients. Treatment of side effects is also very ...

  9. Fluoride deficiency - Wikipedia

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