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Pronunciation: /pəˈtæsiəm/

potassium

Definition

A metallic element that is important in body functions such as regulation of blood pressure and of water content in cells, transmission of nerve impulses, digestion, muscle contraction, and heartbeat.

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IFN alpha-2B

endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

stage IV transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

CC-8490

humor therapy

composite hemangioendothelioma

chronic heart failure

transplant surgeon

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PE/HPV16 E7/KDEL fusion protein/GPI-0100 TVGV-1

PI3K/mTOR inhibitor CLL442

autologous anti-BCMA-CAR-TCRz/4-1BB-expressing T lymphocytes CART-BCMA

zirconium Zr 89-ss-pertuzumab

TLR4 agonist G100

anti-Claudin18.2 CAR T cells IM92

anti-transthyretin siRNA ALN-TTR02

gavilimomab

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single nucleotide variant

pedigree

SNV

specificity

germline variant

indeterminate result

microsatellite instability

triple-negative breast cancer

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