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Pronunciation: /alopecia*/

alopecia

Definition

The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.

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WRAP53 gene

MSSE

benzaldehyde

18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography

enema

Fragmin

phase II/III clinical trial

multi-cancer detection test

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p53 synthetic long peptide (70-251) vaccine

anti-CD19/anti-CD3/anti-CD28 trispecific antibody CC312

paclitaxel liposome

BET inhibitor BMS-986158

anti-CD19/CD20/CD22/CD30 CAR-T cells

mepolizumab

autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes induced with MUC1 peptide-transfected dendritic cells

filgrastim

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genetic anticipation

indeterminate result

X-linked dominant inheritance

depth of coverage

assisted reproductive technology

Sanger sequencing

microsatellite instability

locus heterogeneity

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