oncogenic
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- oncogenesis noun
Example Sentences
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Specifically, we asked whether cancer cells could use these newly emerged RNA molecules to activate oncogenic pathways.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
While most lung cells are resistant to becoming cancerous by Myc, neuroendocrine cells, are very sensitive to the oncogenic effects of Myc.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 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
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
To evaluate oncogenic activity of the MAGI3–AKT3 fusion, we expressed the fusion gene ectopically in ZR-75 cells.
From Nature • Jun. 20, 2012
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