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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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DIPG

Crohn disease

chondroma

chorioallantoic membrane

gland

Evista

shoulder blade

ROS1 positive

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RNA electroporated CD19CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing autologous T lymphocytes

anti-NY-ESO-1 TCR LV-transduced autologous T cells TAEST16001

Viramune

CAR NK cells SZ003

titanium dioxide/zinc oxide sunscreen cream SPF 60

anti-HER3/topoisomerase I inhibitor antibody-drug conjugate DB-1310

niacin

CDK4/6 inhibitor BPI-16350

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compound heterozygosity

germline mutation

double heterozygosity

linkage analysis

next-generation sequencing

epigenetic alteration

LOD score

logarithm of the odds score

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