Clinical Attribute
oncogenicity
[ ong-kuh-juh-nis-i-tee ]
Definitions related to oncogenicity:
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A measurement of the cell immortalization potential of an agent.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A study to test whether certain biological agents (e.g., viruses) or materials (e.g., nucleic acids) are capable of immortalizing cells and endowing them with the capacity to form tumors.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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