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HDAC inhibitor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003739

A substance that causes a chemical change that stops tumor cells from dividing. HDAC inhibitors are being studied in the treatment of cancer. Also called histone deacetylase inhibitor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003739
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymshistone deacetylase inhibitor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003739",
  "term": "HDAC inhibitor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that causes a chemical change that stops tumor cells from dividing. HDAC inhibitors are being studied in the treatment of cancer. Also called histone deacetylase inhibitor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "histone deacetylase inhibitor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hdac-inhibitor/"
}

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