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Pronunciation: /germline*/

germline

Definition

The cells from which eggs or sperm (i.e., gametes) are derived.

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light cigarette

anxiolytic agent

high-energy photon therapy

stage II pancreatic cancer

J-pouch colorectal anastomosis

performance status

imipenem

Chlamydophila psittaci

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Mavyret

telaglenastat

osilodrostat

anti-HER3 dendritic cell vaccine

SIK inhibitor OMX-0407

anti-EGFR/CD3 bispecific antibody SMET12

anti-HER2 bispecific antibody KM257

white wine

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heteroduplex analysis

de novo variant

palmar pit

genomic imprinting

founder mutation

attributable risk

genetic predisposition

novel mutation

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