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biopsy specimen

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Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmən/

biopsy specimen

Definition

Tissue removed from the body and examined under a microscope to determine whether disease is present.

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hepatitis D virus

Exalgo

MFS

pharyngeal cancer

amivantamab

Zocor

childhood cancer

venetoclax

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tabalumab

autologous CRISPR-Cas9-modified/BCL11A enhancer-disrupted CD34-positive human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells CTX001

taselisib

Anti-c-KIT Monoclonal Antibody CDX 0158

pan-DDR DNA decoy-cholesterol conjugate VIO-01

dendritic cell-CEA peptide vaccine

EZH2 inhibitor CPI-1205

autologous CD19CAR-CD28-CD137/CD27/CD3zeta-iCasp9-expressing T lymphocytes

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carrier frequency

null allele

epigenetic alteration

VUS

microsatellite instability

clinical utility

carrier

intron

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