The definition of antiseptic is something that is germ free, something that is very clean or something that eliminates germs. An example of something that is antiseptic are doctors tools.
Related to MERRF syndrome: ragged red fibres, MELAS syndrome. myoclonus with epilepsy and ragged red fibers; a familial type of mitochondrial encephalopathy, of maternal (mitochondrial) inheritance. abbreviation for myoclonus with epilepsy and with ragged red fibers, a familial syndrome of maternal (mitochondrial) inheritance.
Proteus syndrome is a rare condition caused by a mutated gene called PTEN. So researchers in England enlisted the help of Dr. Charis Eng, Director of the Division of Human Genetics at Ohio State University. She is one of the world's leading experts on PTEN. Dr. Eng tested Merrick's DNA in search of a link. We sat down with her to find out more about it: Q: Where did you get the idea that Proteus syndrome, one of the diseases Joseph Merrick was afflicted with, could be caused by a mutated PTEN gene?