National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Tumor Suppressor Gene

Synonyms

antioncogene

tumor suppressor gene

Antioncogene

Anti-Oncogene

Tumor Suppressor

Tumor Suppressors

Tumor Suppressor Gene

Definitions

Tumor Suppressor Genes encode proteins whose functions inhibit expression of tumorigenic phenotypes by holding cellular proliferation in check. When inactivated or lost, a barrier to normal proliferation is removed and deregulated growth is possible. (NCI)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17362

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of gene that makes a protein called a tumor suppressor protein that helps control cell growth. Mutations (changes in DNA) in antioncogenes may lead to cancer.

code

C17362

DEFINITION

Tumor Suppressor Genes encode proteins whose functions inhibit expression of tumorigenic phenotypes by holding cellular proliferation in check. When inactivated or lost, a barrier to normal proliferation is removed and deregulated growth is possible. (NCI)

FULL_SYN

antioncogene

tumor suppressor gene

Antioncogene

Anti-Oncogene

Tumor Suppressor

Tumor Suppressors

Tumor Suppressor Gene

Gene_Encodes_Product

Tumor Suppressor Protein

label

Tumor Suppressor Gene

Legacy Concept Name

Tumor_Suppressor_Gene

Preferred_Name

Tumor Suppressor Gene

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17362

Semantic_Type

Gene or Genome

UMLS_CUI

C0079427

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C19540

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