tumorigenic
adjective
tu·mor·i·gen·ic
ˌtü-mə-rə-ˈje-nik 
ˌtyü-
: producing or tending to produce tumors
also
: carcinogenic
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However, inhibition of p53 leaves the cell transiently vulnerable to the introduction of chromosomal rearrangements and other tumorigenic mutations.
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Sharon Begley, STAT, 19 June 2018
Sharon Begley, STAT, 19 June 2018
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tumorigenic
adjective
tu·mor·i·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik
: producing or tending to produce tumors
also
: carcinogenic
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