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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlənɪn/

melanin

Definition

A pigment that gives color to skin and eyes and helps protect it from damage by ultraviolet light.

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moist reaction

Thalomid

erythropoiesis

oregovomab

financial navigator

NGS

metastasis-free survival

quadruple-negative breast cancer

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anti-ENPP3 antibody-drug conjugate AGS-16C3F

ALK-FAK inhibitor CEP-37440

fermented soybean MS-20

synthetic TERT DNA vaccine INO-1401

Fotivda

anti-claudin18.2/anti-CD47 bispecific antibody PT886

atezolizumab and recombinant human hyaluronidase

batoclimab

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splice-site variant

synchronous cancer

translation

sebaceoma

NGS

disease-causing mutation

unclassified variant

genotyping

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