ITD

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004551",
  "term": "ITD",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of genetic change in which a DNA sequence in a gene is copied and inserted right after the original DNA sequence. This changes the sequence of the gene, which can affect the function of the protein made from the gene. ITDs are associated with certain types of cancer, such as acute myeloid leukemia. Also called internal tandem duplication.",
  "expansions": [
    "internal tandem duplication"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/itd/"
}