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Descriptor English: Carcinogenesis
Descriptor Spanish: Carcinogénesis
Descriptor carcinogénesis
Entry term(s) cancerogénesis
tumorigénesis
tumorogénesis
Scope note: Origen, producción o desarrollo de cáncer debido a cambios genotípicos y fenotípicos que alteran el normal equilibrio entre la proliferación celular y la muerte celular. La carcinogénesis generalmente requiere una constelación de etapas, las cuales pueden producirse rápidamente o a lo largo de muchos años.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carcinogênese
Descriptor French: Carcinogenèse
Entry term(s): Carcinogeneses
Oncogeneses
Oncogenesis
Tumorigeneses
Tumorigenesis
Tree number(s): C04.697.098
C23.550.727.098
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063646
Scope note: The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PA pathology
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: Cell Transformation, Neoplastic (1963-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014; for TUMORIGENESIS and ONCOGENESIS see CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC 2012-2013
History Note: 2014; for TUMORIGENESIS and ONCOGENESIS see CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC 2012-2013
DeCS ID: 55206
Unique ID: D063646
NLM Classification: QZ 203
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Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Carcinogenesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0576500
Scope note The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.
Preferred term Carcinogenesis
Entry term(s) Carcinogeneses
Oncogeneses
Oncogenesis
Tumorigeneses
Tumorigenesis



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