Chimeric
| Chimeric | |
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| Term | Chimeric |
| Short definition | chimeric - (pronounced) (ky-MEER-ik) have parts of different origins. In medicine, referring to a person, organ, or tissue that contains cells with different genes than the rest of the person, organ, or tissue. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
chimeric - (pronounced) (ky-MEER-ik) have parts of different origins. In medicine, referring to a person, organ, or tissue that contains cells with different genes than the rest of the person, organ, or tissue. This can happen because of a mutation (genetic change) that occurs during development, or as a result of transplantation of cells, organs, or tissues from another person or species. A chimeric protein can be made in the laboratory by combining two different genes. For example, a chimeric antibody is made by joining antibody genes from two different species, such as human and mouse
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