FPC
abbr.
fish protein concentrate
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APC
Abbreviation for:activated protein C (see there)
adenomatous polyposis coli (see there)
aerobic plate count (microbiology)
air pollution control
allophycocyanin
ammonium perchlorate
amyloid pack core
antigen-presenting cell (see there)
antiphlogistic-corticoid (obsolete)
aperature current
apneustic centre (neuroanatomy)
arterial premature contraction
aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine
Association of Pathology Chairmen
Association of Professors of Cardiology
atrial premature contraction (see there)
Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib (clinical trials)
ambulatory payment classification (see there) (Managed care)
APC gene (molecular medicine)
APC protein (molecular medicine)
Genetics
A gene on chromosome 5q21-q22 that encodes a tumour-suppressor protein which acts as an antagonist of the Wnt signalling pathway. APC is also involved in cell migration and adhesion, transcriptional activation, and apoptosis.
Molecular Pathology
APC mutations cause familial adenomatous polyposis.
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FPC
Abbrev. for Family Practitioner Committee.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
