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Pronunciation: /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/

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In medicine, the change that a normal cell undergoes as it becomes malignant.

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stage I malignant pleural mesothelioma

angelica root

lymphangiogram

perineal colostomy

dasatinib

transplant surgeon

reproductive endocrinologist

low birth weight

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autologous CRISPR-Cas9-modified/BCL11A gene-disrupted human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells OTQ923

polyglutamate camptothecin

activin type IIA receptor Fc fusion protein KER-050

deferiprone

DHA-paclitaxel

iodine I 124 monoclonal antibody 3F8

Abegrin

androgen receptor ligand-binding domain-encoding plasmid DNA vaccine MVI-118

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trichilemmoma

single nucleotide variant

frameshift mutation

FISH

missense mutation

consultand

de novo variant

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