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Pronunciation: /metaplasia*/

metaplasia

Definition

A change of cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.

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antigen

locus heterogeneity

genistein

risk-reducing oophorectomy

total parenteral nutrition

sipuleucel-T

total mastectomy

Mexican valerian

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CDK4 inhibitor PF-07220060

lead Pb 212 pentixather

autologous CD19/PD-1 bispecific CAR-T cells

Cerespan

autologous 4-1BB selected tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

polymer-conjugated IL-15 receptor agonist NKTR-255

engineered toxin body-targeting HER2 MT-5111

parathyroid hormone-related protein (1-36)

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polymorphism

deleterious mutation

haploinsufficiency

genotyping

VUS

transcription

hypomelanosis

point mutation

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