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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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case series

hereditary syndrome

tagraxofusp

IFA

Ultram

follicular large cell lymphoma

Kaposi sarcoma

MVAC

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autologous anti-CD30 CAR T cells HSP-CAR30

FGFR1/2/3 inhibitor TYRA-200

MAGE-A3/HPV 16 peptide vaccine

secretin

human embryonic stem cell-derived midbrain dopamine neuron cells MSK-DA01

recombinant human thrombopoietin

Ketone-IQ

anti-p53 T-cell receptor-transduced peripheral blood lymphocytes

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nail dystrophy

throughput

biallelic

chromosome

genetic screening

variant of unknown significance

FISH

sebaceous epithelioma

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