NALT

Preferred term

tumor suppressor genes

Topic

Genes that inhibit expression of the tumorigenic phenotype. They are normally involved in holding cellular growth in check. When tumor suppressor genes are inactivated or lost, a barrier to normal proliferation is removed and unregulated growth is possible.

genes

anti-oncogenes
antioncogenes
cancer suppressor genes
metastasis suppressor genes
tumor suppressing genes
tumour suppressing genes
tumour suppressor genes

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

74630

Spanish

genes supresores de tumores

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/207970

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Created 11/13/13, last modified 2/18/14