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Pronunciation: /chitin*/

chitin

Definition

A type of polysaccharide (sugar molecule) that is made by some plants and animals. The hard outer shell of shrimp, lobsters, and many insects is made of chitin.

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c-erbB-2 positive

plant sterol

serology

PTCH2 gene

thyroid cancer

simple hysterectomy

malignant fibrous histiocytoma

PF-3512676

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pNGVL4a-CRT-E6E7L2 DNA vaccine

anti-CD7 CAR T cells

Flector Patch

alpha-folate receptor-targeting thymidylate synthase inhibitor ONX-0801

zanzalintinib

anti-PD-L1/anti-CD47 bispecific monoclonal antibody LB101

autologous lymphoma cell lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

V-Boost Immunitor

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genetic susceptibility

trisomy

carrier frequency

unclassified variant

multigene test

whole exome sequencing

nonsense variant

epigenetic alteration

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