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ER positive

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002935

Describes cells that have a protein that binds to the hormone estrogen. Cancer cells that are ER positive may need estrogen to grow. These cells may stop growing or die when treated with substances that block the binding and actions of estrogen. Also called estrogen receptor positive.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002935
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsestrogen receptor positive
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002935",
  "term": "ER positive",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Describes cells that have a protein that binds to the hormone estrogen. Cancer cells that are ER positive may need estrogen to grow. These cells may stop growing or die when treated with substances that block the binding and actions of estrogen. Also called estrogen receptor positive.",
  "synonyms": [
    "estrogen receptor positive"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/er-positive/"
}

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