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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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microbicide

stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia

paralysis

18F-FLT

T cell

stage IVA maxillary sinus cancer

syngeneic stem cell transplantation

Ch14.18

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LSD1/HDAC6 inhibitor JBI-802

docetaxel lipid microspheres

ropidoxuridine

anti-EGFR/DM1 antibody-drug conjugate AVID100

autologous AFP-specific T cell receptor T cells C-TCR055

cytadine analogue RX-3117

Coffea arabica extract

YM598

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disease-causing mutation

autosomal

SNV

fluorescence in situ hybridization

logarithm of the odds score

point mutation

susceptibility gene mutation

clinical utility

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