See Also: BMPR1A(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
battered(dictionary)
battered women(medicine)
battered spouse syndrome(medicine)
battered child syndrome(medicine)
battered woman syndrome(encyclopedia)
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Battered child syndrome(health)
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battered women (medicine) and BMPR1A (health)


battered women (medicine)


battered women
Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or Other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape.


BMPR1A (health)


A gene located on chromosome 10 in band 10q22.3 that encodes bone morphogenic protein receptor 1A, a kinase receptor that is involved in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling. Mutations in BMPR1A account for 25% to 40% of cases of juvenile polyposis, an autosomal dominant gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome in which patients are at risk for developing gastrointestinal cancers.