Example Sentences

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When the gene is mutated, it overproduces the corresponding human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein to trigger unhinged cell division.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

In terms of discomfort, you can get diarrhea when your body overproduces gastric mucus, causing your digestion rate to speed up too much.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2019

That's when London suffered a severe bout of psoriasis, a skin disease in which the body overproduces skin cells.

From US News • Oct. 17, 2012