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umbilical cord blood

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Pronunciation: /əmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔrd bləd/

umbilical cord blood

Definition

Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop).

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autoimmune paraneoplastic disease

complete androgen blockade

pedigree

tisotumab vedotin

cytokine storm

whole-brain radiotherapy

luspatercept

cetuximab

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iodine I 124 iodo-azomycin galactopyranoside

anti-PD-1 antibody AI-025/anti-CTLA-4 antibody ONC-392 combination formulation AI-061

zinpentraxin alfa

sotigalimab

dendritic cell-MART-1 peptide vaccine

antibody-drug conjugate TORL-2-307-ADC

anti-CD137 agonistic monoclonal antibody YH004

brimonidine tartrate nanoemulsion OCU-300

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pathogenic variant

multigene test

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

cascade screening

positive predictive value

null allele

constitutional DNA

GWAS

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