antioncogeneListen to pronunciation(AN-tee-ON-koh-jeen)A type of gene that makes a protein called a tumor suppressor protein that helps control cell growth. Mutations (changes in DNA) in antioncogenes may lead to cancer. Also called tumor suppressor gene.More InformationTumor Suppressor Gene (National Human Genome Research Institute)Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#
