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oncofetal

oncofetal adjective: typically present only during fetal development, but also found in adults with certain cancers.

Adjective

oncofetal (not comparable)

  1. Typically present only during fetal development, but also found in adults with certain cancers.
    • As an oncofetal antigen, GPC3 is highly expressed in over 70% of HCCs but not in normal adult tissues.2015 September 3, “Human Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Heparan Sulfate Chains of Glypican-3 Inhibits HGF-Mediated Migration and Motility of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of oncofetal

alternative formoncofoetal

Origin of oncofetal

From onco- + fetal.

Questions about oncofetal

What does oncofetal mean?
Oncofetal means typically present only during fetal development, but also found in adults with certain cancers.
What part of speech is oncofetal?
Oncofetal is an adjective.

Words near oncofetal in the dictionary

  1. oncodriver
  2. oncodrivers
  3. oncofactor
  4. oncofactors
  5. oncofertility
  6. oncofetal
  7. oncofoetal
  8. oncogen
  9. oncogene
  10. oncogenes
  11. oncogeneses

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