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Sequelae

A condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

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Serine protease domain

The serine protease domain contains approximately 220 amino acids and is named for the hydrolytic class of enzymes it represents which utilise a serine, histidine and aspartic acid in cleavage. Serine proteases are involved in signalling pathways,...

Serpins

Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit serine proteases – the name serpin was derived to describe this function: serine protease inhibitors. To date over 1000 serpi...

Single nucleotide polymorphisms

are the most common type of genetic variation among people. Each SNP represents a difference in a single DNA building block, called a nucleotide — A, T, C, or G.

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Spurious

invalid, inaccurate

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Squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer that arises from cells deriving from epithelium.

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Superimpose

To lay or place (something) on or over something else.

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Synergistically

in a cooperative manner

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