oncogenic
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- oncogenesis noun
Example Sentences
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By integrating a blue-light-responsive system into the mini-colons, the researchers made them undergo controlled oncogenic mutations, which can reveal tumor evolution with unprecedented details.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
In prostate cancer, the glucocorticoid receptor can replace the activity of the androgen receptor, which is main oncogenic factor in this cancer, when its activity is inhibited by drug therapy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
Some animal-infecting viruses, including the hepatitis C virus discussed above, are known as oncogenic viruses: They have the ability to cause cancer.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 5: Alterations in targetable oncogenic pathways in lung SQCCs.
From Nature • Sep. 26, 2012
“While we spend our life asking questions about the nature of cancer and ways to prevent or cure it,” he said, “society merrily produces oncogenic substances and permeates the environment with them.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2012
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