protooncogenic

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See also: proto-oncogenic

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ oncogenic.

Adjective

protooncogenic (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of proto-oncogenic
    • 2015 July 8, Zhao Wang et al., “Viral non-coding RNA inhibits HNF4α expression in HCV associated hepatocellular carcinoma”, in Infectious Agents and Cancer, volume 10, →DOI:
      In an earlier report we described HCV-derived small non-coding RNA, vmr11 that displayed protooncogenic properties by blocking nuclear translocation of PTEN protein, and inducing γ H2AX, a marker of DNA double strand breaks [ 14 ].