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Pronunciation: /germline*/

germline

Definition

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

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SCH 66336

mantle field

glycemia

stage I gastric cancer

venous sampling

epidural block

alisertib sodium

biopsy specimen

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meta-fluorine F 18 fluorobenzylguanidine

autologous heat-shock protein 70 peptide vaccine AG-858

Azixa

anti-CLDN6/CD3 bispecific antibody XmAb541

neoantigen-based melanoma-poly-ICLC vaccine

autologous mRNA-encoding NSCLC neoantigens dendritic cell vaccine

Multiferon

glioblastoma cancer vaccine ERC1671

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negative predictive value

variant of uncertain significance

X-linked recessive inheritance

cascade screening

genome-wide association study

gonadal mosaicism

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

presymptomatic testing

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