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Pronunciation: /lysosome*/

lysosome

Definition

A sac-like compartment inside a cell that has enzymes that can break down cellular components that need to be destroyed.

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hepatitis G virus

vesicant extravasation

blood cell count with differential

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

chiropractic therapy

meningeal leukemia

BEACOPP regimen

radioprotective agent

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Tempostatin

chemokine modulation therapy

cystemustine

PD-L1 inhibitor ABSK043

pamidronate disodium

LentiGlobin BB305 lentiviral vector-transduced autologous SCD CD34+ hemaptopoietic stem cells bb1111

EGFR-targeting agent

PARP1 inhibitor SNV1521

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HLOD score

carrier frequency

noncarrier

summary logarithm of the odds score

tumor suppressor gene

massively parallel sequencing

RNA splicing

hereditary cancer syndrome

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