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Pronunciation: /ˈnukliəs/

nucleus

Definition

In biology, the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes. The nucleus has a membrane around it, and is where RNA is made from the DNA in the chromosomes.

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Wilson disease

gemcitabine-oxaliplatin regimen

idelalisib

pharmacogenomics

ovarian tissue freezing

SGI-110

CHOPE

ribavirin

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abelacimab

gallium Ga 68 AIP-301

PI3K/mTOR kinase inhibitor WXFL10030390

MEK inhibitor GDC-0623

cediranib maleate

anagrelide prolonged-release formulation

IL-12/Anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody-expressing oncolytic viral vector TG6050

allogeneic EBV-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell line lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine KSD-101

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TDR

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

inherited cancer syndrome

penetrance

sebaceous epithelioma

inconclusive result

VUS

variable expressivity

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