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Pronunciation: /hoʊst sɛl/

host cell

Definition

A cell that is infected by a virus or another type of microorganism.

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cumulative exposure

MYC gene family

Hurthle cell neoplasm

atypia

sinusitis

valganciclovir

Piritrexim

mesna

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PI3K/mTORC1/mTORC2 inhibitor DCBCI0901

sipjeondaebo-tang

FLT3/KIT kinase inhibitor AKN-028

ovarian tumor antigen-activated autologous dendritic cell vaccine

personalized cancer neoantigen vaccine MVA-PEV

Lyc-O-Mato

allogeneic melanoma vaccine AGI-101H

onfekafusp alfa

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massively parallel sequencing

predisposing mutation

genomic imprinting

carrier rate

HLOD score

nail dystrophy

tumor DNA sequencing

deleterious mutation

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