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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Miembro 10B de la superfamilia del receptor del factor de necrosis tumoral
Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10B (TOO-mer neh-KROH-sis FAK-ter reh-SEP-ter SOO-per FAM-ih-lee …)
A protein on the surface of certain cells that binds another protein called TRAIL, which may kill some cancer cells. An increase in the amount or activity of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10B on cancer cells may kill more cells. Also called death receptor 5, DR5, TRAIL receptor 2, and TRAIL-R2.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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