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101Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 — A mutation (change) in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene on chromosome 10 causes the best known type of acrocephalosyndactyly, namely Apert syndrome which is characterized by abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands… …
102Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) — A substance made by cells that stimulates new blood vessel formation, a mitogen for vascular endothelial (vessel lining) cells. VEGF is a polypeptide structurally related to platelet derived growth factor (PDGF). The gene for VEGF is on… …
103platelet-derived growth factor — see growth factor …
104epidermal growth factor receptor — EGFR a protein on the surface of cells (see receptor) that binds with epidermal growth factor and is therefore involved in cell division. EGFR is expressed at increased levels in numerous tumours, particularly of the head and neck, and in… …
105platelet-derived growth factor — PDGF; see growth factor …
106vascular endothelial growth factor — VEGF a growth factor made by both normal cells and their malignant counterparts to stimulate new blood vessel formation (see angiogenesis). It can be targeted by a family of drugs known as angiogenesis inhibitors, of which the best known is… …
107platelet-derived growth factor — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a mitogenic growth factor that is found especially in platelets, consists of two polypeptide chains linked by bonds containing two sulfur atoms each, stimulates cell proliferation (as in connective tissue, smooth… …
108Factor de crecimiento insulínico tipo 1 — (somatomedina C) HUGO 5464 …
109Growth differentiation factor-9 — Growth differentiation factor 9, also known as GDF9, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: GDF9 growth differentiation factor 9| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=2661| accessdate = ] …
110Growth differentiation factor — Growth differentiation factors (GDFs) are a subfamily of proteins belonging to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily that have functions predominantly in development.cite journal |author=Herpin A, Lelong C, Favrel P |title=Transforming… …