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What is the focus of tumor immunology?
The study of antigens associated with tumors and the immune response to tumors
What are proto-oncogenes responsible for?
Promoting cell division or cell growth when there is damage in a certain area of the body
What is the function of tumor suppressor genes?
Inhibiting cell division and promoting programmed cell death
What happens if there are alterations or mutations in proto-oncogenes?
They become oncogenes responsible for the production of cancer cells
What are the regulated processes designed to do in normal cell growth and division?
Rapidly produce new cells when necessary, inhibit cell division when sufficient cells are present, and limit cell life span
The study of the antigens associated with tumors; the immune response to tumors; the tumor's effect on the host's immune status use of the immune system to help eradicate the tumor
Tumor Immunology
Regulated processes designed to rapidly produce new cells when necessary, inhibit cell division when sufficient cells are present, and limit cell life span (programmed cell death, or apoptosis)
Normal Cell Growth and Division
Regulatory genes that promote cell division or cell growth when there is a damage in a certain area of the body; If there are alterations or mutations in these genes, it would become oncogenes
Proto-oncogenes
Growth-inhibitory signals (halts or stops the production of cells); if these tumor suppressor genes are altered or mutated, there would be
Tumor Suppressor Genes
The immune system to help eradicate the tumor
use of
Test your knowledge of tumor immunology and normal cell growth and division with this quiz. Explore the study of antigens associated with tumors, the immune response to tumors, and the use of the immune system to eradicate tumors. Dive into the regulated processes of normal cell growth and division.
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