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<molecular biology, oncology> A gene that encodes a product that normally negatively regulates the cell cycle and that must be mutated or otherwise inactivated before a cell can proceed to rapid division.
Examples: p53, RB retinoblastoma), WT 1 (Wilms' tumour), DCC (deleted in colonic carcinoma), NF 1 (neurofibrosarcoma) and APC adenomatous polyposis coli).
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
American spelling: tumor suppressor
(11 Mar 2008)
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