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  • noun biochemistry A polypeptide that functions as a ligand for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and is essential for the growth of several types of cancer

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  • Lindvall C, Hou M, Komurasaki T, Zheng C, Henriksson M, et al. (2003) Molecular characterization of human telomerase reverse transcriptase-immortalized human fibroblasts by gene expression profiling: activation of the epiregulin gene.

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