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Pronunciation: /acitretin*/

acitretin

Definition

A substance that is used in the prevention of cancer and in the treatment of psoriasis. It belongs to the family of drugs called retinoids.

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Dietary Reference Intakes

HER2/neu test

cyclic neutropenia

XP

gene expression profile

ccRCC

muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine

de novo

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anti-LILRB4/MMAE ADC SG2918

HER2-targeted liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride MM-302

betrixaban

azimexon

CD19CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing allogeneic T lymphocytes

recombinant human GM-CSF-encoding oncolytic adenovirus SynOV1.1

Ztalmy

TACC3 protein-protein interaction inhibitor AO-252

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MSI

locus heterogeneity

epigenetic variant

founder mutation

sebaceous epithelioma

Sanger sequencing

variant of uncertain significance

genetic predisposition

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