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Pronunciation: /mˈjuˌteɪt/

mutate

Definition

To change the genetic material of a cell. The changes (mutations) can be harmful, beneficial, or have no effect.

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basicity

cutaneous human papillomavirus

arginine butyrate

anaplastic thyroid cancer

cryotherapy

paclitaxel poliglumex

lower extremity

enchondromatosis

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FGF401 inhibitor FGF401

nimesulide-hyaluronic acid conjugate CA102N

imidazole mustard

CDK4/6 inhibitor BPI-16350

amiodarone hydrochloride

trastuzumab vedotin

gadopentetate dimeglumine

IKKb-matured RNA-loaded autologous dendritic cells DCIKKb

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summary logarithm of the odds score

variant of unknown significance

DNA

negative predictive value

PPV

Southern blot

mosaicism

constitutional DNA

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