National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Molecular Medicine

Synonyms

Molecular Medicine

molecular medicine

Definitions

The branch of medicine that tries to understand disease processes by understanding the way that genes, proteins, and molecules interact; also concerned with genetically based treatments.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18885

ALT_DEFINITION

A branch of medicine that develops ways to diagnose and treat disease by understanding the way genes, proteins, and other cellular molecules work. Molecular medicine is based on research that shows how certain genes, molecules, and cellular functions may become abnormal in diseases such as cancer.

code

C18885

DEFINITION

The branch of medicine that tries to understand disease processes by understanding the way that genes, proteins, and molecules interact; also concerned with genetically based treatments.

FULL_SYN

Molecular Medicine

molecular medicine

label

Molecular Medicine

Legacy Concept Name

Molecular_Medicine

Preferred_Name

Molecular Medicine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C18885

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C1513397

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16833

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