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Pronunciation: /somatic* sɛl/

somatic cell

Definition

Any of the body cells except the reproductive (germ) cells.

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administration

Hurthle cell neoplasm

hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome

epidermal growth factor receptor gene

stage II adrenocortical cancer

subtotal hysterectomy

deep vein thrombosis

mevalonate pathway

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Nectin-4-directed TLR8 agonist SBT6290

CD80-Fc fusion protein FPT155

plicamycin

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated prostate cancer vaccine

selective estrogen receptor degrader SRN-927

lisaftoclax

CD19-CD34 tagged metabolically programmed CAR T cells

agerafenib

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specificity

carrier frequency

Sanger sequencing

nucleotide

locus heterogeneity

single nucleotide polymorphism

phenocopy

nonsense mutation

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