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YKL-40

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Pronunciation: /ykl* ˈfɔrti/

YKL-40

Definition

A substance that may be found in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It is a type of glycoprotein.

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stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk, arms, and legs

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

hypnosis

Rituxan

angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia

sedoxantrone trihydrochloride

ESR

distant cancer

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IGF-1R inhibitor PL225B

recombinant vaccinia-MUC1 vaccine

trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride

IDO peptide vaccine IO102

Traumeel S

iodine I 131 NM404

neoantigen srRNA vaccine JCXH-212

anti-CD70 antibody-drug conjugate MDX-1203

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kindred

massively parallel sequencing

sumLOD score

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

genetic susceptibility

new variant

germline mutation

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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