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Pronunciation: /ˈloʊkəs/

locus

Definition

The physical location of a specific gene on a chromosome.

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BPDCN

C-section

soft tissue sarcoma

renal pelvis

KW2189

neurological exam

Gazyva

MPL gene

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toll-like receptor 7 agonist DSP-0509

autologous anti-CD22 CAR-expressing T cells SCRI-CAR22v2

nirogacestat hydrobromide

actinium Ac 225-PSMA-trillium

inalimarev

Angiocept

nelistotug

obeticholic acid

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affected individual

deletion

splice-site variant

massively parallel sequencing

penetrance

whole exome sequencing

WES

genodermatosis

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