Sentences with phrase «tumour initiation»
"Tumour initiation" refers to the process by which a normal cell in the body begins to divide and grow uncontrollably, leading to the formation of a tumour. It is the first step in the development of cancer. Full definition
Using a CRISPR - dCas9 epigenetic editing tool, the researchers methylated different genes in healthy breast cells and found that those changes were sufficient to cause the cells to undergo «hyperproliferation» — abnormally rapid cell division which is an early stage of tumour initiation.
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Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB uncover a new mechanism that regulates tumour initiation and invasion in skin basal cell carcinoma.
The direct application of physics, engineering, chemical or mathematical concepts to address the underlying physical processes of cancer, including tumour initiation, growth and metastasis.
Although mice completely lacking SLC6A14 are viable and exhibit normal mammary gland development, these animals are highly resistant to mammary tumour initiation and progression driven by potent oncogenes.
Until now, there has been intense interest in the scientific field about which types of cell — stem cell, progenitor cell or both — can give rise to tumours, and how those cells become transformed in the process of tumour initiation and growth.