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Pronunciation: /trænzˈleɪʃən/

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The process of synthesizing an amino acid sequence (protein product) from the messenger RNA (mRNA) code.

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normal Pap test result

3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy

transperineal template-guided prostate mapping biopsy

brain stem

Neupogen

paricalcitol

aqueous

von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

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oncolytic virus RT-01

anti-mesothelin CAR-CD40L-expressing T lymphocytes

Progestin

remimazolam tosylate

autologous anti-CLDN6 CAR-NK cells

RIVAC regimen

aerosolized aldesleukin

elesclomol sodium

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first-degree relative

logarithm of the odds score

variant of unknown significance

hemizygous

cascade screening

disease-causing mutation

clinical utility

multigene test

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