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Preferred Name

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Synonyms

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Definitions

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that are formed in the process of incomplete burning of organic material and can cause cancer in humans. PAH molecules are made up of two or more fused aromatic rings. PAH causes a carcinogenic effect by metabolic activation to diol epoxides, which bind covalently to DNA. (NCI05)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45188

code

C45188

DEFINITION

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that are formed in the process of incomplete burning of organic material and can cause cancer in humans. PAH molecules are made up of two or more fused aromatic rings. PAH causes a carcinogenic effect by metabolic activation to diol epoxides, which bind covalently to DNA. (NCI05)

FULL_SYN

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

label

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Legacy Concept Name

Carcinogenic_Polycyclic_Aromatic_Hydrocarbon

Preferred_Name

Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C45188

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Classification

UMLS_CUI

C1707288

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C44351

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