loading...| Preferred Name |
Carcinogen |
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| Synonyms |
Cancer Causing Agents Carcinogen carcinogen |
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| Definitions |
Any chemical, biological or physical agents that increase the risk of neoplasms in humans or animals. Carcinogens include natural or synthesized compounds, certain viruses, and various sources of radiation. A carcinogen may directly alter the genetic material of cells (genotoxic), thereby initiating or promoting the process of malignant transformation; it also may induce cancers by mechanisms that do not involve a direct alteration of cellular genetic material (non-genotoxic). (NCI04) |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C347 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Any substance that causes cancer. |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:50903 |
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| code |
C347 |
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| DEFINITION |
Any chemical, biological or physical agents that increase the risk of neoplasms in humans or animals. Carcinogens include natural or synthesized compounds, certain viruses, and various sources of radiation. A carcinogen may directly alter the genetic material of cells (genotoxic), thereby initiating or promoting the process of malignant transformation; it also may induce cancers by mechanisms that do not involve a direct alteration of cellular genetic material (non-genotoxic). (NCI04) |
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| FULL_SYN |
Cancer Causing Agents Carcinogen carcinogen |
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| label |
Carcinogen |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Carcinogen |
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| Preferred_Name |
Carcinogen |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C347 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Classification |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0007090 |
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| subClassOf |