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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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oncologist

nanomole

Exjade

multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ABT-869

beta cell tumor of the pancreas

hypothesis

X-linked dominant inheritance

human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative

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anti-human GITR monoclonal antibody TRX518

Aurora kinase/FLT3 inhibitor EP0042

mifamurtide

Purinethol

gallium Ga 68-WL12

rivogenlecleucel

engineered red blood cells expressing HPV16 E7/4-1BBL/IL-12 RTX-321

levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

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epimutation

microsatellite

gonadal mosaicism

novel mutation

FDR

heritability

somatic variant

heterozygous genotype

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