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nerve growth factor

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Pronunciation: /nərv groʊθ ˈfæktər/

nerve growth factor

Definition

A protein made by the body that causes certain nerve cells to grow and helps keep them alive.

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trastuzumab deruxtecan

homoharringtonine

TNF-bound colloidal gold

mature T-cell lymphoma

urothelium

DNA gene-expression microarray

obtundation

lurbinectedin

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EGFR antisense DNA BB-401

autologous lymphoma cell lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

selective estrogen receptor degrader LX-039

Clostridium butyricum CBM 588 probiotic strain

BET bromodomain inhibitor ZEN-3694

attenuated Listeria monocytogenes ANZ-100

Lyrica

PARP/tankyrase inhibitor 2X-121

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novel mutation

depth of coverage

insertion

new variant

haploinsufficiency

clinical utility

haplotype

de novo variant

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