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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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SERD

NKT cell

lung cancer

hormonal therapy

SM-AHN

BCRP

enasidenib mesylate

liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride

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lutetium Lu 177 satoreotide tetraxetan

granisetron hydrochloride nasal spray

p97 Inhibitor CB-5339

cell membrane-anchored/CSV-targeted IL-12-expressing T lymphocytes

porcupine inhibitor CGX1321

Bactrim DS

autologous spermatogonial stem cells

autologous anti-ROR1 CAR-T cells ONCT-808

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predisposing mutation

de novo variant

informative

susceptibility gene mutation

somatic variant

metachronous cancer

nonpenetrance

null allele

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