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Pronunciation: /ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən/

observation

Definition

In medicine, watching a patient’s condition but not giving treatment unless symptoms appear or change.

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polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

transcription factor

osteomalacia

Edwards syndrome

primary therapy

SLE

translocation

CAPOX

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IGF-1R/IR inhibitor KW-2450

selatinib ditosilate

bcr-abl (b2a2)-derived peptide vaccine

AlloDerm

multi-antigen-directed autologous T cells NEXI-002

therapeutic dendritic cells/cytokine-induced killer cells

autologous anti-CD19 CAR-expressing T lymphocytes CLIC-1901

ADVEXIN

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new variant

consent process

unclassified variant

genetic susceptibility

SNV

FDR

mode of inheritance

polymorphism

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