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Pronunciation: /mannitol*/

mannitol

Definition

A drug used to decrease swelling of the brain and to treat kidney failure. Mannitol can also be used to open the blood-brain barrier, which allows anticancer medicines to enter the brain and treat brain tumors.

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AMG 531

stroke

zygomatic bone

cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

TGFBR1 gene

precancerous polyps

nonprescription

central nervous system stimulant

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autologous anti-CD19 CAR-T cells IM19

mouse renal adenocarcinoma cell-encapsulated agarose-agarose macrobeads

galactomannan derivative

anti-NY-ESO-1 TCR LV-transduced autologous T cells TAEST16001

anti-c-MET monoclonal antibody HLX55

anti-IGF-1R recombinant monoclonal antibody BIIB022

MVA-EBNA1/LMP2 vaccine

personalized live-attenuated double-deleted Listeria monocytogenes

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deleterious mutation

nonsense variant

DNA

intron

allelic heterogeneity

second-degree relative

attributable risk

positive predictive value

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