Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor? EGFR. The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide. It is found at abnormally high levels on the surface of many types of cancer cells, so these cells may divide excessively in the

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