16 - Oncogenic Viruses Flashcards
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Transformed cells
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- Are immortal, grow indefinitely (e.g. Vero; HeLa)
- Loss of contact inhibition
- Loss of anchorage dependence
- Forms colonies in semi solid media
- Altered requirement for growth factors and nutrients
- Not necessarily oncogenic
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Carcinogenesis
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Complex multistage process by which cancer develops
3
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Carcinoma
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A malignancy that begins in skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs
4
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Sarcoma
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Begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle or other connective tissue
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