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wikipedia|HER2/neu

Etymology
HER-2 is so-named because it has similar structure to human epidermal growth factor receptor, or HER.

Alternative spellings
ErbB?-2
HER2
neu

initialism
HER-2

1. Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2

Noun
en-noun|-

1. oncology Receptor which is the target for the drug trastuzumab in chemotherapy.

Related terms
Herceptin
trastuzumab

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