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Pronunciation: /ˈplætənəm/

platinum

Definition

A metal that is an important component of some anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin and carboplatin.

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maidenhair tree

vitamin B6

monitor

RFT5-dgA immunotoxin

RO4929097

Aranesp

colostomy

natural history study

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Xolegel

anti-PD-L1/anti-TGF-beta bifunctional fusion protein TQB2858

golimumab

ferumoxytol non-stoichiometric magnetite

fluorine F 18-5-fluoro-2-deoxycytidine

autologous anti-B7-H3 CAR T cells CAR.B7-H3T

cationic liposome-encapsulated paclitaxel

HSP90-targeted photosensitizer HS-201

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genodermatosis

mutation

nonsense variant

homozygous genotype

sumLOD score

founder variant

missense variant

throughput

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