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autocrine hypothesis au·to·crine hy·poth·e·sishypothesis that tumor cells containing viral oncogenes may have encoded a growth factor, normally produced by other cell types, and thereby may produce the factor autonomously, causing uncontrolled proliferation.au·to·crine hy·poth·e·sis (aw'tō-krin hī-poth'ĕ-sis) That tumor cells containing viral oncogenes may have encoded a growth factor, normally produced by other cell types, and thereby produce the factor autonomously, leading to uncontrolled proliferation. |