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biomarker
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bi·o·mark·er  (b-märkr)
n. Medicine
1. See marker.
2. A specific physical trait used to measure or indicate the effects or progress of a disease or condition: Biomarkers of aging include thinning of the hair and diminished elasticity of the skin.


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Biomarkers are often applied to assess prenatal exposure to methylmercury in research and surveillance.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is issuing this request for applications (RFA) for research that provides validation, interpretation, and/or application of currently known biomarkers to environmental health and risk assessment.
 
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