Viral Causes of Cancer

Which virus is also known as HHV?

Which gene of HPV is responsible for viral replication?

Which protein encoded by HPV interacts with growth factor receptors?

Which gene of HPV causes p53 degradation?

Which gene of HPV interferes with Rb binding?

Which type of genetic mutations are usually a gain of function and dominant?

Which type of genetic mutations are usually a loss of function and recessive?

Which chromosome translocation is associated with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)?

Which gene is brought under the transcriptional control of the IG enhancer elements in Burkitt's Lymphoma?

Which mutation results in a change to a stop codon?

Which trinucleotide repeat disease is caused by excessive amplification of a base triplet normally repeated only a few to 50 times?

Which virus is associated with Burkitt's Lymphoma?

Which type of mutagen specifically leads to the development of cancer?

Which type of mutation is present throughout a person's life in virtually every cell in the body?

Which type of mutation occurs only in certain cells, not in every cell in the body?

Which type of mutation is present in the parent's egg or sperm cells?

Which type of mutation can be caused by environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun?

Which type of chromosomal structure abnormality involves the loss of a segment of a chromosome?

Which type of chromosomal structure abnormality involves the duplication of a segment of a chromosome?

Which type of cancer rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina?

During the M-to-G1 transition, pRb is progressively dephosphorylated by which enzyme?

Which substitution occurs in the TP53 gene at codon position 72?

Which cancer is associated with the TP53 codon 72 polymorphism?

Which genotype of the p53 gene is associated with an increased risk for renal cell carcinoma?

Which type of genetic rearrangement occurs within the coding sequence of the proto-oncogene in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)?

Which physiological process involves the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels?

Which molecules are involved in cell migration, proliferation, and adhesion in angiogenesis?

Which type of mutation is associated with the initiation of colon carcinogenesis?

What is the process called when there is a selection for more aggressive cells in colon cancer?