Medical term:
EGFR
EGFR
Abbreviation for epidermal growth factor receptor.
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EGFR
A gene on chromosome 7p12 that encodes epidermal growth factor, a transmembrane glycoprotein of the protein kinase superfamily, which is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family. Binding of the protein to a ligand induces receptor dimerisation and tyrosine autophosphorylation and leads to cell proliferation.Molecular pathology
EGFR mutations are associated with lung cancer.
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EGFR
Abbreviation for epidermal growth factor receptor.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate.
Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
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