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amino acid

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Pronunciation: /əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/

amino acid

Definition

One of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

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extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

oncology pharmacy specialist

placental blood transplantation

viral therapy

RAV12

chromaffin cell

meningeal syndrome

stage I prostate cancer

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TRPV6 calcium channel inhibitor SOR-C13

VCL-CB01 vaccine

EGFR/CD3-targeting T-cell engaging molecule TAK-186

pan-mutant-selective PI3K-alpha inhibitor RLY-2608

Zyban

carbon C 11 choline

TLR agonist Decoy20

filgrastim-primed peripheral blood progenitor cells

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germline mutation

family cancer syndrome

genetic predisposition

X-linked dominant inheritance

cytogenetics

frameshift variant

unaffected individual

polymorphism

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