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Pronunciation: /lignan*/

lignan

Definition

A member of a group of substances found in plants that have shown estrogenic and anticancer effects. Lignans have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

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urea nitrogen

EMD 121974

folate antagonist

pancreatic endocrine cancer

specialist

glycolic acid

calcium

single nucleotide polymorphism

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autologous anti-CS1 hinge-optimized CAR-4-1BB-EGFRt-expressing memory-enriched T cells

aminocamptothecin colloidal dispersion

anti-DLL3/DLL3/CD3 trispecific antibody ZG006

CoREST inhibitor TNG260

midazolam-containing buccal liquid

anti-TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate BAT8003

synthetic brain tumor peptides-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

dimesna

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epimutation

single nucleotide polymorphism

polygenic risk score

domain

cascade genetic testing

sumLOD score

allele

base pair

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