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TGF-beta

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TGF-beta
transforming growth factor beta; a growth factor synthesized by skeletal cells; found in most species.
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Those stem cells also have a receptor for the protein TGF-beta that, when excessively activated, sets off a chain reaction that ultimately inhibits a cell's ability to divide.
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Of the patients with cancer, 10%-20% showed a decreased production of a receptor for TGF-beta.
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The trait, which has been named TGFBR1 ASE, results in decreased production of a key receptor for TGF-beta, the most potent inhibitor of cell growth, the findings said.
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