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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlənɪn/

melanin

Definition

A pigment that gives color to skin and eyes and helps protect it from damage by ultraviolet light.

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pituitary tumor

human leukocyte antigen matching

quadrivalent vaccine

Lhermitte’s sign

carcinomatosis

antihypertensive agent

RO4929097

arginine vasopressin

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CD137 agonist

zirconium Zr 89-labeled anti-CA19-9 monoclonal antibody 5B1

oncolytic vaccinia virus expressing anti-CTLA-4 antibody and GM-CSF BT-001

CDK4/6 inhibitor HS-10342

IL-12sc, IL-15sushi, IFNa and GM-CSF mRNA-based immunotherapeutic agent SAR441000

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bimagrumab

HIF-2alpha inhibitor HS-10516

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SNP

predisposing mutation

surveillance

splice-site mutation

founder mutation

triple-negative breast cancer

SNV

intron

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