oncogenic
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The mice were exposed to different stress conditions that mimic aging, such as inflammation, replication stress, and oncogenic stress.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
However, recent studies have shown that the glucocorticoid receptor also has an oncogenic, or cancer-promoting, effect in cancers like breast and prostate cancer.
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
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
In summary, benign lesions share DNA methylation changes, restricted loss of heterogeneity and multiple oncogenic mutations with malignant lesions, but they are insufficient to predispose lesions to invasion and metastasis.
From Nature • Sep. 18, 2013
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