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Pronunciation: /sb* naɪn ˈhənərd ənd thirty-nine*/

SB939

Definition

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer. SB939 blocks the action of an enzyme called histone deacetylase (HDAC) and may stop tumor cells from dividing. It is a type of HDAC inhibitor.

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sickle cell disease

autoimmune thyroiditis

complete remission

occult stage non-small cell lung cancer

transurethral radiofrequency ablation

genomic sequencing

idiopathic pneumonia syndrome

monoclonal antibody Ch14.18

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supra-pharmacologic dexamethasone sodium phosphate AVM0703

Entereg

insulin sensitizer S-707106

p-cadherin antagonist PF-03732010

multiepitope TARP-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

American Ginseng

technetium Tc-99m-labeled rhenium sulfide nanocolloid

autologous HPV-16/18 E6/E7-specific TGF-beta-resistant T lymphocytes

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family cancer syndrome

variant

clinical utility

polymerase chain reaction

mode of inheritance

double heterozygosity

fluorescence in situ hybridization

epigenetics

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