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MLD

American  

  1. median lethal dose.

  2. minimum lethal dose.

MLD British  

abbreviation

  1. minimum lethal dose (the smallest amount of a drug or toxic agent that will kill a laboratory animal)

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The odds of carrying MLD are 40,000 to one.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

It's only if both parents carry it that MLD can be passed onto their child, with a 25% chance of that happening per pregnancy.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Children with this fatal genetic disease are born apparently healthy, but MLD gradually attacks the brain and body.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

Teddi's parents, along with other MLD families and the doctors who treat them, are campaigning to have it screened for at birth.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

Nala's parents say it would be a fitting testament to her if newborn screening for MLD became the norm.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

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