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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn/

benign

Definition

Not cancer. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant.

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EFS

central nervous system metastasis

transitional cell cancer

stage I endometrial stromal sarcoma

low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

ofatumumab

L-MTP-PE

PARP

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anti-SEZ6 antibody-drug conjugate ABBV-706

anti-BCMA/PBD ADC MEDI2228

HPV-6-targeting immunotherapeutic vaccine INO-3106

anti-factor Bb monoclonal antibody NM8074

anti-PD-L1/IL-15 fusion protein KD033

Venoglobulin-I

fosbretabulin tromethamine

amrubicin

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affected individual

exon

genodermatosis

biallelic

germline mutation

summary logarithm of the odds score

copy number variant

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