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Pronunciation: /cytosine*/

cytosine

Definition

A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine.

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systemic mastocytosis

cerebrovascular accident

ileostomy

Coriolus versicolor extract

high-risk human papillomavirus

birth control pill

Stemgen

AC-Taxol regimen

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hydrogen peroxide-hyaluronic acid tumor injectable formulation

Precedex

epoetin zeta

autologous prostate stem cell antigen-specific CAR T cells BPX-601

indium In 111 monoclonal antibody huPAM4

pyrazinamide

mammaglobin-A DNA vaccine

TBF regimen

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NPV

mutation

germline mutation

LD

polymorphism

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

splice-site mutation

indeterminate result

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