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Pronunciation: /acetylation*/

acetylation

Definition

A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called an acetyl group is added to other molecules. Acetylation of proteins may affect how they act in the body.

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nuclear grade

maximum tolerated dose

vascular endothelial growth factor trap

PR-104

moderate sedation

cryoablation

pelvic wall

asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi

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UAE inhibitor TAK-243

topoisomerase I/II inhibitor NEV-801

Valchlor

anti-human cytomegalovirus monoclonal antibody combination CSJ-148

Busulfex

Benlysta

modified influenza virus expressing HPV16 E6/E7 FluBHPVE6E7

VAC regimen

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third-degree relative

hemizygous

RNA splicing

massively parallel sequencing

PCR

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

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

nonpenetrance

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