oncogenic
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"One class of such promising agents is the PCAIs that were designed to target oncogenic G-proteins in a manner that is different from the KRASG12C-targeting drugs."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
The virus has some significant structural differences from known oncogenic viruses such as human papilloma virus, which is linked to cervical cancer, and hepatitis B and C, which are associated with liver cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
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
KBTBD4 insertions were highly specific for discrete patient subtypes that were devoid of other obvious oncogenic driver events, suggesting that these mutations are functional.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
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