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Pronunciation: /cytosine*/

cytosine

Definition

A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine.

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diagnostic procedure

10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin

cc

potassium hydroxide

stage 0 distal bile duct cancer (carcinoma in situ)

Medicare

psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy

TBI

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BCR-ABL inhibitor TGRX-678

Boniva

anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1660

ATM kinase/DNA-PK inhibitor XRD-0394

denfivontinib hydrochloride

anti-HLA-A2-WT1/anti-CD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody RO7283420

ropivacaine hydrochloride

HDAC6 inhibitor KA2507

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MSI

variant of unknown significance

MLPA

genome-wide association study

new variant

transcription

multigene test

hereditary predisposition

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