prooncogenic

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adjective

That precedes or leads to oncogenesis

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Meanings

adjectiveprooncogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat precedes or leads to oncogenesis

    Further, the protein SRSF1 is up-regulated in cancer and its transcription is activated by the prooncogenic transcription factor Myc. However there is a significant difference in SRSF1 gene copy number that may account for its up-regulation [82 ].

    2015 August 27, “Network Topologies Decoding Cervical Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + oncogenic.

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APA

prooncogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prooncogenic

MLA

“prooncogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prooncogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prooncogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prooncogenic.

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