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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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pelvic lymph node

chorioepithelioma

cirrhosis

SABR

ulcerative colitis

acetyl-L-carnitine

stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer

tumor board review

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HLA-A*2402-restricted URLC10-CDCA1-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

citric acid monohydrate

L-gossypol

Gliadel Wafer

lovastatin

ginsenosides supplement

doxycycline hyclate injection

lung-targeted immunomodulator QBKPN

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recurrence risk

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

translation

genome-wide association study

carrier frequency

GWAS

nonsense mutation

unaffected individual

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