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first-degree relative

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Pronunciation: /fərst dɪˈgri ˈrɛlətɪv/

first-degree relative

Definition

A parent, sibling, or child of an individual. Also called FDR.

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cardiac pacemaker

metoclopramide

stage III HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

CC-5013

skeleton

anterior urethral cancer

Chamberlain procedure

exenteration

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MVA-EBNA1/LMP2 vaccine

hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)

strontium chloride Sr-89

HLA-A*0201-restricted URLC10-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

sildenafil citrate

mercaptopurine

Cyramza

fermented soybean MS-20

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genome-wide association study

germline DNA

hereditary predisposition

polymerase chain reaction

deletion

phenotype

hereditary cancer syndrome

single nucleotide polymorphism

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