TNF

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008741",
  "term": "TNF",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein made by white blood cells in response to an antigen (substance that causes the immune system to make a specific immune response) or infection. TNF can also be made in the laboratory. It may boost a person’s immune response, and also may cause necrosis (cell death) of some types of tumor cells. TNF is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It is a type of cytokine. Also called tumor necrosis factor.",
  "expansions": [
    "tumor necrosis factor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tnf/"
}