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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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prostatic acid phosphatase

immunocytochemistry

biochemical recurrence

SR-29142

androgen receptor blocker

anxiolytic agent

Xanax

helper T cell

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transcription factor protein SON-DP

Sympt-X G.I.

MUC1-targeted peptide GO-2-03-2C

aprepitant

pan-KRAS inhibitor BI 1701963

autologous cultured acute myeloid leukemia-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

anti-poliovirus antibody

Aurora kinase inhibitor BI 811283

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sensitivity

triple-negative breast cancer

recurrence risk

cosegregation

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

novel mutation

penetrance

locus heterogeneity

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