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Pronunciation: /turp*/

TURP

Definition

Surgery to remove tissue from the prostate using an instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called transurethral resection of the prostate.

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chromosome 3

distal urethra

unaffected individual

endocrine therapy

fresolimumab

hereditary papillary renal cancer

thyroid cartilage

pegaspargase

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fluorine F 18 fluoropaclitaxel

oncolytic HSV-1 expressing IL-12 and IL-15/IL-15-receptor alpha VG2025

autologous CMV-pp65-shLAMP-1 mRNA loaded dendritic cell vaccine

autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes from ibrutinib-treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients IOV-2001

tanomastat

zanidatamab

lutetium Lu 177 LNC1004

rostaporfin

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proband

LOD score

cosegregation

somatic variant

somatic mutation

onychodystrophy

Southern blot

LD

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