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Pronunciation: /polypeptide*/

polypeptide

Definition

A substance that contains many amino acids (the molecules that join together to form proteins).

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emapalumab

endometrial stromal sarcoma

parathyroid hormone

post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

lobectomy

Carbo-Tax regimen

endometrioid adenocarcinoma

corpus spongiosum

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therapeutic epinephrine

MUC1-KLH vaccine/QS21

IL-15(N72D)/IL-15Ralpha-sFc fusion protein complex FL115

autologous iC9-GD2-CAR-expressing VZV-specific T lymphocytes

L-Asnase

gluten-free/fiber enriched compact nutritional supplement drink

NA17.A2 peptide vaccine

ergocalciferol

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epigenetic alteration

allelic heterogeneity

genetic counseling

missense variant

locus heterogeneity

copy number variant

deleterious mutation

band

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