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Pronunciation: /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/

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In medicine, the change that a normal cell undergoes as it becomes malignant.

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sotorasib

antiparasitic

off-label

human herpesvirus 8

Culturelle

carboplatin-Taxol

Darzalex

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

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cemsidomide

beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate supplement

everolimus tablets for oral suspension

afeletecan hydrochloride

autologous CD34-positive hematopoietic progenitor cells

alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

MultiHance

Intron A

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biallelic

gene

unclassified variant

hypomelanosis

codon

affected individual

hereditary cancer syndrome

point variant

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