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A adenovirus alkylating agent allele amino acid amplification aneuploidy angiogenesis antibodies antibody antigen antimetabolites apoptosis autosomal dominant	B bacteria basal lamina basement membrane bcl-2 benign beta-catenin biological response modifier biomarker biopsy blood brain barrier Breast Conserving Treatment (BCT)	C c-myc CA-125 carbohydrate carcinogen carcinoma catalyst cell membrane cellulose centriole centrosome chemotherapy cholesterol chromatin chromosome chronic lymphocytic leukemia codon colostomy contraceptives CT scan cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors cytokinesis cytoplasm cytoskeleton cytosol cytotoxic	D denature differentiation disulfide bonds DNA dysplasia
E ectodomain endometrial endoplasmic reticulum (ER) enzyme epigenetic epithelial ER erbB2 estrogen estrogen receptor eukaryote extracellular matrix	F familial adenomatous polyposis Fc region	G G1 and G2 gamete gene gene chip gene expression genome genotoxic glial cells glucocorticoids glycogen glycolipid glycoprotein golgi apparatus growth factor	H HER2/neu heterozygous HGF histones HNPCC hormone hydrophilic hydrophobic
I IGF-1 Immunological memory immunotherapy in situ in vitro inflammation insulin interferon isotypes	K kinase	L lesion leukemia lipid lumpectomy lymph nodes lymphatic system lymphocyte lymphoma lysosome	M malignant mammogram matrix metalloproteases metabolism metastases metastasize metastatic microbe microtubule mitochondria mitosis monoclonal monomer MRI mRNA Multiple Drug Resistance Protein multiple myeloma mutagen mutagenic myelosuppression
N nanoprobe NF-kappa B nuclear envelope nuclear grade nuclear pore nucleic acid nucleosomes nucleotide nucleus	O oncogene organelle osteosarcoma overexpression	P p21 p53 peer-reviewed journal peptide phagocyte phosphorylation plasma membrane point mutation polyamines polyclonal antibodies polymer polyp polypeptide polyphenol positron primary tumor proliferation proliferation rate promoter prophase prophylactic mastectomy prophylactic oophorectomy protease protein proto-oncogene	R radiation radioactive ras Rb recombinant DNA recombination remission replication retinoblastoma retrovirus ribosome RNA RNA polymerase
S sarcoma senescence serous histology somatic mutation spindle fiber spindle poison starch stem cell steroid steroid hormone	T taxane telomerase testosterone tissue membrane topoisomerase transcription transcription factor transformation translation transmembrane protein triacylglycerol truncated tubal ligation tumor suppressor tyrosine kinase	U ubiquitin	V VEGF vesicle virus
X xenografts	Z zymogen