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"cancer suppressor" is something that helps prevent or stop the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body. It acts like a barrier or defense mechanism against the development of cancer.
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«cancer»
«suppressor»
Sentences with «cancer suppressor»
- Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) up - regulates the estrogen - regulated cancer suppressor gene, protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma (PTPgama), in human breast cells. (wellnessmama.com)
- Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, working with Chinese and American colleagues, have discovered a novel way to enhance and restore cancer suppressor activity in B - cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, resulting in better outcomes in a pre-clinical model of the disease. (pennstatehealthnews.org)
- Normal BRCA genes encode proteins that are cancer suppressors. (sciencenews.org)
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