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(TOO-mer suh-PREH-ser jeen)
| | A type of gene that makes a protein called a tumor suppressor protein that helps control cell growth. Mutations (changes in DNA) in tumor suppressor genes may lead to cancer. Also called antioncogene. |
| Previous Definitions: | tumor marker, tumor microenvironment, tumor model, tumor necrosis factor, tumor promotion | | Next Definitions: | tumor vasculature–targeted tumor necrosis factor alpha, tumor volume, tumor-derived, tumor-specific antigen, TUR |
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