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Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈsərʃən/

insertion

Definition

A type of genetic change that involves the addition of a segment of DNA. It may be as small as a single base but can vary significantly in size.

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genitourinary system

breast-sparing surgery

somatotropin

blood sugar

junctional epidermolysis bullosa

Kimmtrak

therapeutic medical play

cardia

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autologous bispecific BCMA/CD19-targeted CAR T cells GC012F

Actigall

NKp46/CD16-based BCMA-targeted NK cell engager SAR445514

autologous anti-CDH17 CAR-T cells CHM-2101

CDK4 inhibitor BGB-43395

corn starch

LV.IL-2/B7.1-transduced AML blast vaccine

neoantigen-based therapeutic cancer vaccine GRT-C903

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missense variant

polymerase chain reaction

clinical utility

genetic anticipation

transcription

splice-site variant

germline mosaicism

polygenic risk score

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