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Pronunciation: /acetyl* grup/

acetyl group

Definition

A small molecule made of two carbon, three hydrogen, and one oxygen atoms. Acetyl groups are added to or removed from other molecules and may affect how the molecules act in the body.

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anaphylactic shock

angiosarcoma

calcinosis

nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

FDR

yttrium

genome-wide association study

RU 486

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squeezed red blood cells expressing HPV16 epitopes SQZ-AAC-HPV

buserelin

live freeze-dried lactic acid bacteria probiotic

ginsenoside Rg3 capsule

autologous GCC-targeting CAR T cells LCAR-G08

Neuraceq

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor BLU-945

PI3K-gamma inhibitor IPI-549

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cutaneous leiomyoma

antioncogene

WXS

sebaceous epithelioma

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

genetic screening

variant of uncertain significance

polymerase chain reaction

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