See Also: BMPR1A(health)
Wuchereria(medicine)
Wuchereria bancrofti(medicine)
Wuchereria malayi(medicine)
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Wuchereria bancrofti (medicine) and BMPR1A (health)


Wuchereria bancrofti (medicine)


wuchereria bancrofti


A white threadlike worm which causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The microfilaria are found in the circulating blood and are carried by mosquitoes.


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.