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oncogenesis
(redirected from viral oncogenesis)

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on·co·gen·e·sis  (nk-jn-ss, ng-)
n.
The formation and development of tumors.

[Greek onkos, mass, tumor; see nek-2 in Indo-European roots + -genesis.]

oncogenesis
the process by which a tumor develops. — oncogenic, adj.
See also: Cancer


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Next come chapters on tissue context as a determinant of the tumor-suppressive or oncogenic function of certain genes, cancer stem cells, pharmacogenomics and determination of therapeutic efficacy, chemical carcinogenesis, hormones and cancer, and viral oncogenesis.
He is the author of more than one hundred research papers on the molecular biology of viral oncogenesis, a dozen articles in the popular press and three books.
He is the author of more than a hundred research papers on the molecular biology of viral oncogenesis, a dozen articles in the popular press, and three books.
 
 
 
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