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Pronunciation: /ˈlɛptɪn/

leptin

Definition

A hormone made by fat cells that helps control the feeling of hunger, the amount of fat stored in the body, and body weight.

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brigatinib

pineal region tumor

dacomitinib

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

intracarotid infusion

notary public

underactive thyroid

Hypericum perforatum

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calcium saccharate

autologous anti-BCMA-CAR-4-1BB-expressing T cells NXC-201

APC8015F

autologous tumor cells/bacillus Calmette-Guérin/formalin-based vaccine

therapeutic dendritic cells/cytokine-induced killer cells

tilvestamab

autologous anti-CD19/CD20 CAR T cells KITE-363

alcohol

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second-degree relative

Ashkenazi Jews

kindred

antioncogene

fibrofolliculoma

missense variant

new variant

pathogenic variant

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