Oncometabolite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any metabolite that is associated with a cancer
"Due to this pleiotropic function for dysregulating biological events, 2-HG is regarded as an oncometabolite that exerts tumor-inducing actions, and searches for IDH gene mutations have been performed in various types of malignancies [1 ,2 ]."
Example
More examples"Due to this pleiotropic function for dysregulating biological events, 2-HG is regarded as an oncometabolite that exerts tumor-inducing actions, and searches for IDH gene mutations have been performed in various types of malignancies [1 ,2 ]."
Etymology
From onco- + metabolite.
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