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Pronunciation: /gˈwɑˌnin/

guanine

Definition

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

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osmotic

skin tag

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

leukemic leptomeningitis

HDAC inhibitor

3-D

sleeve lobectomy

skinning vulvectomy

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zinpentraxin alfa

anti-PVRIG monoclonal antibody GSK4381562

ointment OQL011

hydromorphone

anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody B001

burixafor

PSMA-targeting fluorescent imaging agent IS-002

anti-AGS-16 monoclonal antibody AGS-16M18

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LOH

copy number variant

nonsense variant

familial

hereditary predisposition

whole genome sequencing

massively parallel sequencing

fluorescence in situ hybridization

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