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Preferred term

Genes, Tumor Suppressor  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Anti-Oncogene
  • Antioncogene
  • Anti Oncogenes
  • Anti-Oncogenes
  • Antioncogenes
  • Cancer Suppressor Gene
  • Cancer Suppressor Genes
  • Emerogene
  • Emerogenes
  • Gene, Cancer Suppressor
  • Gene, Onco-Suppressor
  • Genes, Cancer Suppressor
  • Genes, Onco Suppressor
  • Genes, Onco-Suppressor
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressing
  • Gene, Tumor Suppressing
  • Oncogene, Recessive
  • Oncogenes, Recessive
  • Onco-Suppressor Gene
  • Onco-Suppressor Genes
  • Recessive Oncogene
  • Recessive Oncogenes
  • Suppressor Gene, Cancer
  • Suppressor Genes, Cancer
  • Tumor Suppressing Gene
  • Tumor Suppressing Genes
  • Tumor Suppressor Genes

Note

  • Manual 24.4.4.3

Scope note

  • Genes that inhibit expression of the tumorigenic phenotype. They are normally involved in holding cellular growth in check. When tumor suppressor genes are inactivated or lost, a barrier to normal proliferation is removed and unregulated growth is possible.

History note

  • 2002 (1991)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • antionkogeeni
  • emerogeeni
  • emerogeenit
  • kasvaimen supressorigeeni
  • kasvaimia ehkäisevä geeni
  • kasvaimia ehkäisevät geenit
  • kasvainten supressorigeenit
  • kasvunrajoitegeeni
  • kasvunrajoitegeenit
  • tuumorisuppressorigeeni
  • tuumorisuppressorigeenit
  • Swedish

  • Anti-onkogener
  • Antionkogener
  • Cancersuppressorgener
  • Metastassuppressorgener
  • Recessiva onkogener

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016147

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