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noun
A rare autosomal-dominant disease that causes sensorineural deafness and recurrent hives, and can lead to amyloidosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: medical genetics
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
First described in 1962 by Thomas James Muckle and Michael Vernon Wells.
