DP

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• DP (noun)
  The noun DP has 1 sense:

1. a person forced to flee from home or country

  Familiarity information: DP used as a noun is very rare.

• DP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person forced to flee from home or country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

displaced person; DP; stateless person

Hypernyms ("DP" is a kind of...):

refugee (an exile who flees for safety)

 Context examples 

The diphosphate RX-DP is reduced by ribonucleotide reductase (RR) to dRX-DP; its triphosphate form (dRX-TP) is incorporated into DNA.

(Cytidine Analog RX-3117, NCI Thesaurus)

The prostaglandins include PGD2, PGE2 and PGF2, with varying degrees of selectivity among their receptors, DP, EP and FP, respectively.

(Eicosanoid Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

HLA class II histocompatibility antigen, DP(W4) beta chain (258 aa, ~29 kDa) is encoded by the human HLA-DPB1 gene.

(HLA Class II Histocompatibility Antigen, DP(W4) Beta Chain, NCI Thesaurus)

HLA-DP antigen is a class of glycoproteins that consist of dimers of alpha and beta subunits, which are encoded by the polymorphic human genes HLA-DPA1 and HLA-DPB1, respectively.

(HLA-DP Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

They received either current preventative treatments—the antifolate drugs sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) monthly or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxozole (TS) daily, or a new combination drug called dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) once daily for 3 consecutive days each month.

(Drug Prevents Malaria in High-Risk Region, NIH)

This allele, which encodes HLA class II histocompatibility antigen, DP(W4) beta chain protein, is involved in the modulation of antigen presentation.

(HLA-DPB1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes HLA class II histocompatibility antigen, DP alpha chain protein, is involved in the modulation of antigen presentation and T-cell mediated immunity.

(HLA-DPA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The HLA antigens are encoded by closely linked multiallelic genes of the HLA (MHC) complex, a region containing several genetic loci (HLA-A, -B, -C, -DP, -DQ, -DR, -MB, -MT, and -Te).

(MHC Class I Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers found that DP provided the most protection, with children in the DP group 58% less likely to develop malaria than those in the control group.

(Drug Prevents Malaria in High-Risk Region, NIH)

Upon administration, the cytidine analog RX-3117 is taken up by cells through a carrier-mediated transporter, phosphorylated by uridine cytidine kinase (UCK) and then further phosphorylated to its diphosphate (RX-DP) and triphosphate forms (RX-TP).

(Cytidine Analog RX-3117, NCI Thesaurus)