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oncogenic

[ong″ko-jen´ik]

giving rise to tumors or causing tumor formation; said especially of tumor-inducing viruses.

on·cog·en·ous

(ong-koj'ĕ-nŭs),

Causing, inducing, or being suitable for the formation and development of a neoplasm.

Synonym(s): oncogenic

oncogenic

/on·co·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) giving rise to tumors or causing tumor formation; said especially of tumor-inducing viruses.

oncogenic

(ŏn′kō-jĕn′ĭk, ŏng′-)

adj.

Tending to cause or give rise to tumors: an oncogenic virus.

on′co·ge·nic′i·ty (-jə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

oncogenic

[ong′kōjen′ik]

Etymology: Gk, onkos, swelling, genein, to produce

pertaining to the origin and development of tumors or cancer.

on·cog·en·ous

(on-koj'ĕ-nŭs)

Causing, inducing, or being suitable for the formation and development of a neoplasm.
Synonym(s): oncogenic.

oncogenic

giving rise to tumors or causing tumor formation; said especially of tumor-inducing viruses.

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Key words: Oncogenic viruses, Cervical cancer, Hepatocellular carcinoma

ESTIMATING DISEASE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH ONCOGENIC VIRUSES

The oncogenic potential of each type of HPV is well described.

Analyzing esophageal squamous cell papillomas for the presence of human papilloma virus

Human papillomavirus oncogenic mRNA testing for cervical cancer screening; baseline and longitudinal results from the CLEAR study.

mRNA-based hrHPV assay in cotesting for cervical cancer screening

Oncogenic osteomalacia caused by a phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor of the thoracic spine.

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumour associated with osteomalacia: a case report

Bissell said that they found that overexpression of GLUT3 in the non-malignant human breast cells activated known oncogenic signaling pathways and led to the loss of tissue polarity and the onset of cancerous growth.

Sugar uptake could lead to onset of cancer

Since the nucleic acid of all viruses is the source of the code that determines their characteristics, the nucleic acids of tumour viruses should be examined for unique characteristics that might be correlated with oncogenic properties.

Viruses in the etiology of oral carcinogenesis: examination of evidence

Other oncogenic HPV types (excluding 16/18) accounted for 54% of LSIL, ASC-US, AGC, versus HSIL at 28.

Genital human papillomaviruses among women of reproductive age in Jamaica/Virus de los papilomas humanos genitales en mujeres en edad reproductiva de Jamaica

In contrast to a very small subset of the many immunocompetent women infected with oncogenic types of HPV who develop cervical cancer, women infected with HIV are thought to be 3-5 times more likely to develop cervical lesions that can become cancerous.

Cervical cancer prevention in settings of high HIV prevalence

Oncogenic HPV infection was significantly associated with having a high number of lifetime female sexual partners, and a high number of male anal-sexual partners.

Incidence and clearance of genital HPV infection in men

The overall prevalence of oncogenic HPV subtypes was 30% and that of nononcogenic subtypes was 38%, they said (Lancet 2011 March 1 [doi:10.

Half of men may have genital HPV infection

The median time to clearance for oncogenic HPV was 7.

Half of men may have genital HPV infection

In early January, the company signed an exclusive license agreement and research collaboration with the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy (CAGT), Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, for the commercialization of an innovative cell-based treatment for cancers associated with the oncogenic Epstein Bar virus (EBV).