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IGFR

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004146

A protein found on the surface of some types of cells that binds to insulin-like growth factor (IGF). This causes the cells to grow and divide. IGFR is found at high levels on the surface of several types of cancer cells, which causes these cells to grow rapidly in the presence of IGF. Also called insulin-like growth factor receptor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004146
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsinsulin-like growth factor receptor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "IGFR",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein found on the surface of some types of cells that binds to insulin-like growth factor (IGF). This causes the cells to grow and divide. IGFR is found at high levels on the surface of several types of cancer cells, which causes these cells to grow rapidly in the presence of IGF. Also called insulin-like growth factor receptor.",
  "expansions": [
    "insulin-like growth factor receptor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/igfr/"
}

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