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Pronunciation: /əˈlɛli/

allele

Definition

One of two or more versions of a genetic sequence at a particular region on a chromosome. An individual inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent.

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anti-CEA antibody

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

rucaparib camsylate

plasmacytic

stage III nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

chordoma

Indian cress

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CD3+/CD19+ cell-depleted unrelated or partially matched donor-derived allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells

IGF-1R antagonist BMS-754807

Etidronate-Cytarabine Conjugate MBC-11

LMB-7 immunotoxin

utidelone

Pedi-Vit-A

Tarceva

Respbid

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genetic heterogeneity

haplotype

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

missense mutation

poikiloderma

splice-site variant

X-linked recessive inheritance

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