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tumor suppressor gene
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tumor suppressor gene
n.
A gene that suppresses cellular proliferation. When inherited in a mutated state, it is associated with the development of various cancers, including most familial cancers. Also called antioncogene.
tumor suppressor gene,
a gene whose function is to limit cell proliferation and loss of whose function leads to cell transformation and tumor growth. Also called antioncogene .


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Like most genes, tumor suppressors come in pairs, and a cell can usually keep the brakes on its growth as long as one copy functions.
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