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compound heterozygosity

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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd heterozygosity*/

compound heterozygosity

Definition

The presence of two different mutated alleles at a particular gene locus.

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pneumothorax

DNA replication

trisomy 21

castrate-sensitive prostate cancer

MET/VEGFR-2 inhibitor GSK1363089

retromolar trigone

nonmalignant hematologic disorder

resiquimod

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ranitidine hydrochloride

multi-antigen-directed autologous T cells NEXI-002

prime cancer vaccine MVA-BN-CV301

anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody AHN-12

tremtelectogene empogeditemcel

vepdegestrant

MAT2A inhibitor S-095035

STING agonist-containing PTGFRN-expressing exosomes CDK002

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PPV

germline DNA

multigene panel test

recurrence risk

hereditary predisposition

uninformative result

LOD score

MLPA

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