Wild-type gene
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Term | Wild-type gene |
Short definition | wild-type gene - A term used to describe a gene when found in its natural, unmutated (unchanged) form. Mutated (changed) forms of certain genes have been found in some types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
wild-type gene - A term used to describe a gene when found in its natural, unmutated (unchanged) form. Mutated (changed) forms of certain genes have been found in some types of cancer. Knowing whether a patient's tumor has a wild-type or a mutated gene can help plan cancer treatment
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Wild-type gene
- Wikipedia's article - Wild-type gene
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