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Pronunciation: /mjuˈteɪʃən ˈkɛriər/

mutation carrier

Definition

A person who has a mutated (changed) copy of a gene. This change may cause a disease in that person or in his or her children.

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amatuximab

fibrous

malignant

1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

bleomycin sulfate

oligodendroglioma

tazemetostat hydrobromide

oculocutaneous albinism

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Alkeran

Calculus bovis/Moschus/Olibanum/Myrrha capsule

haploidentical natural killer cells K-NK002

porcupine inhibitor XNW7201

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody MW11

HLA-A1, A2, B35-restricted survivin peptides/Montanide ISA-51 vaccine

MEK inhibitor GDC-0623

Uniformly-labeled [13C]glucose

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biallelic

MGPT

allelic heterogeneity

triple-negative breast cancer

founder variant

mucosal neuroma

next-generation sequencing

haploinsufficiency

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