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oncogenic

British  
/ ˌɒŋkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ɒŋˈkɒdʒənəs /

adjective

  1. causing the formation of a tumour

    an oncogenic virus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To confirm whether these mice had a higher risk of developing liver cancer, the team injected two groups of these mice with an oncogenic product just after weaning.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

The researchers found that RBM5 is highly expressed in leukemia cells as opposed to other cell types and that both the DNA- and RNA-binding sites are vital to its oncogenic functions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 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

Thus, depleting CSCs from the tumour cell population is not the same as blocking oncogenic signals that are essential to acquire and/or maintain cancer stemness.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Figure 5: Alterations in targetable oncogenic pathways in lung SQCCs.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2012

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