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Pronunciation: /ˈhɑtˌspɑt/

hotspot

Definition

In genetics, an area of DNA that is likely to mutate (change).

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cruciferous vegetable

coloanal pull-through

LED therapy

avelumab

USB1 gene

protease inhibitor

robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

mast cell tumor

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anti-CD70 monoclonal antibody MDX-1411

Ketalar

Life-Mel Honey

Lysodren

technetium Tc 99m demobesin-4

VEGFR-2 DNA vaccine VXM01

DI-Leu16-IL2 immunocytokine

trastuzumab conjugate BI-CON-02

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double heterozygosity

LOH

RNA splicing

false-positive result

indeterminate result

genetic counseling

genotype

splice-site mutation

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