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genetic predisposition to cancer Flashcards

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what is cancer genetics

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Cancer is a genetic disease of somatic cells

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what are clonal expansions

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tumours

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what are the processes associated with cancer

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oncogenes, tumour suppressor genes, DNA damage-response genes

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what are oncogenes

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mutated normal gene that codes for proteins to regulate cell growth and differentiation.

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