Medical term:

protooncogene



pro·to·on·co·gene

(prō'tō-on'kō-jēn),
A gene conserved long on the evolutionary scale present in the normal human genome, that appears to have a role in normal cellular physiology and is often involved in regulation of normal cell growth or proliferation; as a result of somatic mutations, these genes may become oncogenic; products of protooncognes may have important roles in normal cellular differentiation.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pro·to·on·co·gene

(prō'tō-on'kō-jēn)
A gene in the normal human genome that appears to have a role in normal cellular physiology; involved in regulation of normal cell growth or proliferation; as a result of somatic mutations, these genes may become oncogenic; products of protooncognes may have important roles in normal cellular differentiation.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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