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What is the most common type of inherited cancer syndrome?
What is the most common type of inherited cancer syndrome?
- X-linked dominant
- Mitochondrial inheritance
- Autosomal dominant (correct)
- Autosomal recessive
What is the result of non-lethal genetic damage in terms of cancer development?
What is the result of non-lethal genetic damage in terms of cancer development?
- Carcinoma
- Cancer (correct)
- Apoptosis
- Leukemia
What is the relationship between oncogenes and protooncogenes?
What is the relationship between oncogenes and protooncogenes?
- Oncogenes are normal growth/differentiation genes
- Oncogenes are CA-causing derivatives of tumor suppressors
- Oncogenes are CA-causing derivatives of protooncogenes (correct)
- Oncogenes are DNA repair genes
What is the most common type of cancer in terms of incidence in men?
What is the most common type of cancer in terms of incidence in men?
What is the consequence of defective DNA repair genes?
What is the consequence of defective DNA repair genes?
What is the example of autosomal recessive syndrome of DNA repair?
What is the example of autosomal recessive syndrome of DNA repair?
What is the primary function of cyclin D in the cell cycle?
What is the primary function of cyclin D in the cell cycle?
Which of the following is a characteristic of oncogene activation?
Which of the following is a characteristic of oncogene activation?
What is the primary function of p53 in response to DNA damage?
What is the primary function of p53 in response to DNA damage?
What is the term for the process by which tumor cells invade the ECM?
What is the term for the process by which tumor cells invade the ECM?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a malignant tumor?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a malignant tumor?
What is the term for the process by which tumor cells disseminate through the vascular system and home to specific organs?
What is the term for the process by which tumor cells disseminate through the vascular system and home to specific organs?
