: a polypeptide hormone that stimulates cell proliferation
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Globally, in 2020, over 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed, of which 70% were a subtype known as estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2–).—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025 The deep-conditioning sheet mask uses epidermal growth factors to even out the skin tone and boost radiance.—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 So a good example is a subtype of lung cancer, which is driven by a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR.—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024 Seen in over 60% of NSCLC cases, KRAS, epidermal growth factor (EGF), and ERBB2 are the most common genes involved.—Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Sep. 2024 In 2023, one particular growth factor took center stage: epidermal growth factor (EGF).—Photographed By Kristine Romano., refinery29.com, 6 Feb. 2024 Air pollution may also lead to genetic changes such that Asian patients have some of the highest rates of the cancer-causing epidermal growth factor receptor mutation, which leads healthy cells to divide uncontrollably and grow into tumors.—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024 Similarly, ReVive founder Gregory Brown, MD, says that in his position as a plastic surgeon, wound repair was consistently slow, but human peptides—synthetic epidermal growth factor, specifically—would help to speed up the process.—Ali Finney, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024 This group includes triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) patients.—Jon Hu, Forbes, 4 May 2023
: a polypeptide hormone that stimulates cell proliferation especially of epithelial cells by binding to receptor proteins on the cell surface—abbreviation EGF
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