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amino acid

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Pronunciation: /əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/

amino acid

Definition

One of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

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de novo variant

Tc 99m sulfur colloid

breast pain

ramucirumab

consultand

pneumothorax

biochemical recurrence

cigar

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Erivedge

autologous genetically-modified MAGE-A4 C1032 CD8alpha T cells

anti-EGFRvIII/CD3 bispecific antibody hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv

indium In 111 monoclonal antibody HuJ591

autologous PD1-inhibiting anti-CD19 4-1BB CAR T cells

fluvoxamine maleate

compound sodium lactate solution

flurbiprofen

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point variant

pathogenic variant

double heterozygosity

genetic screening

fluorescence in situ hybridization

epigenetic variant

base pair

PPV

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