oncogene: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Cross-references added. Sep 04, 2025
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Oncogenes. Feb 17, 2019
Media added. Mar 03, 2017
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Oncogenes. Apr 22, 2016
Add new Web site: Cancer Quest - An Introduction to Oncogenes. Apr 22, 2016
Changed number of known oncogenes from 60 to more than 70 and changed c-neu oncogene to ERBB2 (HER2). Apr 22, 2010
Added art depicting retroviral conversion of proto-oncogenes to oncogenes. Apr 22, 2010
Added new Web site: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and the Genetics of Cancer. Jun 27, 2006
Added new Web site: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and the Genetics of Cancer. Jun 27, 2006
Article revised. Jan 11, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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