Genetics of cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Cancer risk factors
A
Age Environment + behaviours Exercise Infection Genetics
2
Q
What causes lynch syndrome
A
Mismatch in Crick-Watson pairs causes a bulge in the DNA which would normally be repaired; but the proteins responsible for this are mutaed
3
Q
What is FAP
A
Familial adenomatous polyposis
assoc with very high risk of cancer