AR

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000697",
  "term": "AR",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein that binds male hormones called androgens. ARs are found inside the cells of male reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells. In prostate cancer, androgens bind to ARs inside the cancer cells, which causes the cancer cells to grow. Also called androgen receptor.",
  "expansions": [
    "androgen receptor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ar/"
}