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perifosine

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Pronunciation: /perifosine*/

perifosine

Definition

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylphospholipids.

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DICER1 syndrome

renal glomerulus

GW786034

Nexavar

phototherapy

beta-blocker

remission induction therapy

TERC gene

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Rhinocort

anti-CD47/anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibody IBI322

Smoothened antagonist LEQ506

alfuzosin hydrochloride

adenoviral PSA vaccine ETBX-071

PEG-3350/sodium sulfate/sodium chloride/potassium chloride/sodium ascorbate/ascorbic acid-based laxative

altiratinib

molibresib besylate

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pathogenic variant

trisomy

recurrence risk

WXS

null allele

autosomal dominant inheritance

missense mutation

tumor DNA sequencing

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