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Pronunciation: /ˈtumər ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/

tumor initiation

Definition

A process in which normal cells are changed so that they are able to form tumors. Substances that cause cancer can be tumor initiators.

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losartan potassium

pancreatic cancer

gastrojejunostomy

stage 2 neuroblastoma

TUNA

resorption

polymerase chain reaction

performance status

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cintredekin besudotox

methyltestosterone

adenovirus encoding tyrosinase/MART-1/MAGEA6-transduced autologous dendritic cell vaccine

enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug

bocodepsin besylate

bispecific antibody QLF3108

vaccinia virus (vvDD-CDSR)

anti-GPC3-CAR-T lymphocytes TAK-102

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heteroduplex analysis

segregation analysis

negative predictive value

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

sporadic cancer

X-linked recessive inheritance

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

FDR

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