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Pronunciation: /proband*/

proband

Definition

The first individual in a family to be identified as possibly having a genetic disorder or condition.

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FOLFOX-4

LED therapy

immunotherapy

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

LVB

physician assistant

decortication

acoustic neuroma

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Nutracort

divarasib

Pavabid

anti-survivin T-cell receptor/anti-CD3 bispecific therapeutic ABBV-184

tecogalan sodium

microtubule-targeted agent BAL101553

Tazicef

MAGE-A1-specific T-cell receptor-transduced autologous T cells

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second-degree relative

incomplete penetrance

gene

CHIP

indeterminate result

multigene test

genetic heterogeneity

heteroduplex analysis

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