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Pronunciation: /ˌiˌtiˈɑləʤi/

etiology

Definition

The cause or origin of disease.

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fenretinide LXS

lobeline

nonpenetrance

Hytrin

totipotent

visual pathway glioma

stage IV cervical cancer

dermabrasion

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anti-CD205 antibody-drug conjugate OBT076

autologous iC9-deltaNGFR-CD19CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing T lymphocytes

Farydak

cytarabine liposome

Bendeka

anti-PD-1 antibody-interleukin-21 mutein fusion protein AMG 256

allogeneic anti-CD70-CAR-IL-15-transduced cord blood-derived natural killer cells

CHK1 inhibitor MK-8776

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mosaicism

tumor DNA sequencing

nonsense variant

susceptibility gene mutation

consent process

throughput

multigene test

frameshift variant

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