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Pronunciation: /ˈæsi/

assay

Definition

A laboratory test to find and measure the amount of a specific substance.

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MUTYH-associated polyposis

immunologic fecal occult blood test

thyrotropin alfa

contiguous

meta-analysis

unresected

BCG

adulterant

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anti-CD20/anti-CD22 CAR T cells

memantine

Nucala

volrustomig

allogeneic gene-modified gamma delta T cells

anti-FGFR4 monoclonal antibody U3-1784

hypertonic saline

abituzumab

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recurrence risk

Ashkenazi Jews

incomplete penetrance

autosomal

mode of inheritance

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

susceptibility gene mutation

copy number variant

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