A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in … [Read more...]
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granulosa cell tumor
A type of slow-growing, malignant tumor that usually affects the ovary. … [Read more...]
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets. It is a cytokine that is a type of … [Read more...]
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). It is a cytokine that is a type of hematopoietic … [Read more...]
graft-versus-tumor
An immune response to a person's tumor cells by immune cells present in a donor's transplanted tissue, such as bone marrow or peripheral blood. … [Read more...]
Gorlin syndrome
A genetic condition that causes unusual facial features and disorders of the skin, bones, nervous system, eyes, and endocrine glands. People with this syndrome … [Read more...]
gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist
A hormone made in the laboratory that has the same effect as the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) produced naturally by the body. … [Read more...]
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
A hormone made by the hypothalamus (part of the brain). GnRH causes the pituitary gland to make luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). … [Read more...]
GM-CSF-secreting breast tumor vaccine
A vaccine that is being studied as a way to help the body … [Read more...]
glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor
A drug that blocks DNA synthesis and may prevent tumor growth. It is being studied as a treatment for cancer. … [Read more...]