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essential thrombocythemia

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Pronunciation: /ɛˈsɛnʃəl thrombocythemia*/

essential thrombocythemia

Definition

An increased number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the blood, without a known cause. Also called essential thrombocytosis.

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hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein

solar keratosis

wood alcohol

Lenvima

multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2B

tegafur

skinning vulvectomy

acetic acid

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autologous anti-B7-H3 CAR retroviral vector-transduced T cells

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor NX-019

apalutamide

BTK degrader BGB-16673

anti-CD19/CD28 bispecific antibody RO7443904

carbenicillin

lipid nanoparticle encapsulating glutathione S-transferase P siRNA NBF-006

Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract

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variable expressivity

allele

autosomal recessive inheritance

point mutation

Southern blot

informative

nonsense variant

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

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