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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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extrahepatic bile duct cancer

granulosa cell tumor

resveratrol

orgasm

trisomy 21

stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

hypopharyngeal cancer

asthma

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bafetinib

clodronate disodium

autologous clonal neoantigen T cells ATL001

palifosfamide tromethamine

anti-MUC1/EGFR bispecific antibody-drug conjugate M1231

URSO

autologous anti-CD19 CAR-T cells TBI-1501

MOPP regimen

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uninformative result

false-positive result

next-generation sequencing

RNA splicing

whole genome sequencing

autosomal dominant inheritance

negative predictive value

segregation analysis

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