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proto-oncogene

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007022

A gene involved in normal cell growth. Mutations (changes) in a proto-oncogene may cause it to become an oncogene, which can cause the growth of cancer cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007022
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007022",
  "term": "proto-oncogene",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A gene involved in normal cell growth. Mutations (changes) in a proto-oncogene may cause it to become an oncogene, which can cause the growth of cancer cells.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/proto-oncogene/"
}

Record 13,779 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.