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PR positive

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006862

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006862
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsprogesterone receptor positive
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006862",
  "term": "PR positive",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Describes cells that have a protein that binds to the hormone progesterone. Cancer cells that are PR positive may need progesterone to grow. These cells may stop growing or die when treated with substances that block the binding and actions of progesterone. Also called progesterone receptor positive.",
  "synonyms": [
    "progesterone receptor positive"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pr-positive/"
}

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