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oncogenic

British  
/ ˌɒŋkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

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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"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

Specifically, we asked whether cancer cells could use these newly emerged RNA molecules to activate oncogenic pathways.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026

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

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