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tumorigenesis

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tumorigenesis /tu·mor·i·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´ĕ-sis) oncogenesis.
tu·mor·i·gen·e·sis (tmr--jn-ss)
n.
Formation or production of tumors.

tumorigenesis
[t(y)o̅o̅′mərijen′əsis]
the process of initiating and promoting the development of a tumor. Compare carcinogenesis, oncogenesis, sarcomagenesis. tumorigenic, adj.

oncogenesis [ong″ko-jen″ĕ-sis]
the production or causation of tumors; called also tumorigenesis. adj., adj oncogenet´ic.

tumorigenesis (tōōˈ·m·r·jenˑ·i·sis),
n the process of initiation and progression of a tumor.

tumorigenesis
the production of tumors.

tumorigenesis
The process of tumor development. See Solid-state tumorigenesis.


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This fund laboratory seeks to elucidate the mechanism of tumorigenesis through large analysis of clinical samples using latest genomics technologies and to develop new treatment for cancer.
This paper adds yet another gene in the pathway that could lead to tumorigenesis (tumour formation) of neuroblastoma," she added.
They review research into the clonal expansion of a single, normal or mutated stem cell in order to bring new insights into both the biology of the gastrointestinal tract and tumorigenesis in the intestine.
 
 
 
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