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What are tumor suppressor genes?
What are tumor suppressor genes?
- Genes that turn healthy cells into cancerous ones
- Genes that limit cell growth and repair DNA (correct)
- Genes that cause cancer development
- Genes that fix mistakes made during DNA replication
Which gene is the most commonly mutated gene in people with cancer?
Which gene is the most commonly mutated gene in people with cancer?
- BRCA2
- p53 or TP53 (correct)
- HER2
- BRCA1
What do oncogenes do?
What do oncogenes do?
- Fix mistakes made during DNA replication
- Turn healthy cells into cancerous ones (correct)
- Limit cell growth and repair DNA
- Make proteins involved in cell communication pathways
Which of the following is NOT a type of cancer that genetic tests are available for?
Which of the following is NOT a type of cancer that genetic tests are available for?
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What is Lynch syndrome?
What is Lynch syndrome?
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What percentage of all cases of cancer are caused by inherited genetic mutations?
What percentage of all cases of cancer are caused by inherited genetic mutations?
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What are some ways that studying cancer genetics has improved cancer care?
What are some ways that studying cancer genetics has improved cancer care?
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