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Pronunciation: /germline*/

germline

Definition

The cells from which eggs or sperm (i.e., gametes) are derived.

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cystoprostatectomy

milk duct

magnetic resonance imaging

nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

convulsion

Pemazyre

male breast cancer

benign vascular tumor

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cathepsin-activatable Cy5 fluorescent imaging probe LUM015

enfortumab vedotin-ejfv

c-Met inhibitor JNJ-38877605

foretinib

iodine I 124-labeled anti-phosphatidylserine monoclonal antibody PGN650

danvatirsen

anti-TROP-2/MMAE antibody-drug conjugate LCB84

Immucell WGP

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CNV

genetic anticipation

somatic variant

variant

heterozygous genotype

WES

familial

heteroduplex analysis

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