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Pronunciation: /vus*/

VUS

Definition

A variation in a genetic sequence for which the association with disease risk is unclear. Also called unclassified variant, variant of uncertain significance, and variant of unknown significance.

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Inrebic

complete hysterectomy

secondary ovarian failure

high grade

sentinel lymph node mapping

QS21

thrombocyte

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary

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sufentanil citrate

enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug

Clino-San vaginal lubricant

anti-LILRB4 monoclonal antibody IO-202

Accutane

disitamab vedotin

anti-interleukin 1 beta monoclonal antibody FL-101

autologous gamma-globinG16D/sh RNA734 gene-transduced CD34-positive cells CSL200

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inherited predisposition

throughput

affected individual

autosomal recessive inheritance

sebaceoma

homozygous genotype

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

locus

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