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Pronunciation: /germline*/

germline

Definition

The cells that form eggs in females and sperm in males. Germline cells contain the genetic information that is passed down from one generation to the next.

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chaste tree berry

vinflunine

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

demeclocycline hydrochloride

IU

radiopharmaceutical

paclitaxel

pain threshold

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polymeric camptothecin prodrug XMT-1001

Restasis

zirconium Zr 89-DFO-daratumumab

multi-kinase inhibitor ST-1898

hTERT mRNA /survivin peptide-double-loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine

EGFR/HER2 inhibitor ABT-101

autologous lymphoma cell/allogeneic dendritic cell electrofusion hybrid vaccine

mouse renal adenocarcinoma cell-encapsulated agarose-agarose macrobeads

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proband

Ashkenazi Jews

mosaicism

trichilemmoma

TNBC

affected individual

PRS

polymerase chain reaction

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