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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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inherited bone marrow failure syndrome

Gd-DTPA

hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein

nordihydroguaiaretic acid

phase I detoxification

3D-CRT

CRISPR-Cas9

unsealed internal radiation therapy

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tetracycline hydrochloride

Granix

topical gemcitabine hydrochloride

casopitant mesylate

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting tumor vaccine PANC 6.03 pcDNA-1/GM-Neo

anti-PD-L1/anti-VEGF bispecific antibody fusion protein B1962

personalized neoantigen ovarian cancer vaccine

ranolazine

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phenotype

genetic susceptibility

mutation

Sanger sequencing

cutaneous leiomyoma

telomere

summary logarithm of the odds score

linkage disequilibrium

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