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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/
acute
Definition
Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.
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adrenal gland
intraperitoneal
CDDO
Golgi complex
technetium Tc 99m-sulfur colloid
MR
PHA-739358
CLD
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mesothelin/CD3e tri-specific T-cell activating construct HPN536
iron
folate receptor-targeted epothilone BMS753493
haploidentical natural killer cells K-NK002
ravoxertinib
CD133 antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine
DLK1/ EPHA2/HBB/NRP1/RGS5/TEM1 peptide-pulsed alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cell vaccine
PRMT5 inhibitor SH3765
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cosegregation
predisposing mutation
autosomal recessive inheritance
Sanger sequencing
cascade screening
informed consent
reduced penetrance
whole exome sequencing
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