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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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polyp

localized gallbladder cancer

fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 gene

dihydrotestosterone

CCSG

fruit acid

primary effusion lymphoma

signaling pathway

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anti-HER3 dendritic cell vaccine

chlorhexidine/ethyl alcohol mouthwash

anti-PSMA antibody-drug conjugate ARX517

Salflex

allogeneic CD4+ memory Th1-like T cells/microparticle-bound anti-CD3/anti-CD28

whey protein isolate

isavuconazole

gallium Ga 68-NODAGA-LM3

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somatic variant

cascade genetic testing

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

surveillance

point variant

trichilemmoma

trinucleotide repeat

inconclusive result

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