Definitions

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  • noun The formation and development of tumors.

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  • noun medicine The formation and development of tumors

Etymologies

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[Greek onkos, mass, tumor; see nek- in Indo-European roots + –genesis.]

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onco- + -genesis

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Examples

  • High-level quality research projects supported by the INCa through the Cancéropôles networks should allow to better understand the molecular mechanisms involved in oncogenesis which is crucial to define new therapeutic targets and to develop innovative treatments for the benefit of all patients.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • The other class, that of anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressors, is recessive in oncogenesis; cancer results when both normal copies have been mutated or deleted.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • The other class, that of anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressors, is recessive in oncogenesis; cancer results when both normal copies have been mutated or deleted.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • The other class, that of anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressors, is recessive in oncogenesis; cancer results when both normal copies have been mutated or deleted.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • POK proteins are critical in embryonic development, cellular differentiation and oncogenesis, according to the National Cancer Institute.

    Boing Boing: December 18, 2005 - December 24, 2005 Archives 2005

  • Incorporation of this foreign DNA may lead to mutations and oncogenesis by several possible mechanisms:

    Your Right Hand Thief 2004

  • Richard Shope, Evolutionary episodes in the concept of viral oncogenesis, Perspectives Biol.

    Peyton Rous - Nobel Lecture 1972

  • Her work has continued today to understand how breakpoints influence the expression of microRNAs involved in oncogenesis.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Abel Pharmboy none@example.com 2010

  • Altieri will also be the West Philadelphia institute's chief scientific officer and professor in the Wistar molecular and cellular oncogenesis program.

    National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010

  • More information: CD99 inhibits neural differentiation of human Ewing sarcoma cells and thereby contributes to oncogenesis.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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