Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Liver cancer
A
HBV or HCV
2
Q
Hodgkin lymphoma
A
Epstein-Barr virus
3
Q
Burkitt lymphoma
A
Epstein-Barr virus
4
Q
Cervical cancer
A
HPV
5
Q
Kaposi sarcoma
A
HIV and human herpes virus 8
6
Q
Fetal occult test
A
Men and women 45 up
7
Q
Pap smear
A
Woman 21
8
Q
PSA
A
Men 50 up
9
Q
Mammogram
A
Women 40th
10
Q
Colonoscopy
A
Men and women 45 up
11
Q
Why do we use marker analysis
A
BRCA gene too big, too expensive
12
Q
What is a genetic marker
A
Short sequence of DNA passed with Gene or trait, inherited with brca Gene
13
Q
What are short tandem repeats strs
A
Short sequences of nucleotides repeated many times, different strs code for different alleles and are passed down together
