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Pronunciation: /somatic* sɛl/

somatic cell

Definition

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

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standard medical care

medulloblastoma

CYLD gene

dietitian

stage III HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer

ovarian tissue banking

neurotoxicity

tumor

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allogeneic glial progenitor cells

adenoviral vector encoding VEGF-C LX-1101

DDX5 degrader FL118

zirconium Zr 89-DFO-vandortuzumab vedotin

Oralet

Belrapzo

micro-immunotherapeutic agent 2LEBV

edoxaban tosylate

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carrier rate

base pair

sebaceoma

genetic predisposition

depth of coverage

FDR

insertion

double heterozygosity

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