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In human cells, the kind of dedifferentiation that T. dohrnii performs routinely is precisely the sort of process associated with oncogenesis.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Further expansion of such HSC mutations results in clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), a known driver of oncogenesis and dysfunctional inflammation.
—Salvatore Viscomi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Adaptive oncogenesis attributes that in large part to the tissue damage induced by what is supposed to be a beneficial therapy.
—James Degregori, STAT, 27 June 2018
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Further expansion of such HSC mutations results in clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), a known driver of oncogenesis and dysfunctional inflammation.
—Salvatore Viscomi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Adaptive oncogenesis attributes that in large part to the tissue damage induced by what is supposed to be a beneficial therapy.
—James Degregori, STAT, 27 June 2018
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“Oncogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncogenesis. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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oncogenesis
noun
on·co·gen·e·sis
ˌäŋ-kō-ˈjen-ə-səs 
plural oncogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the induction or formation of tumors
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