T1Q6 Cancer 2 Flashcards
1
Q
LOH
A
wh: loss of heterozygosity
causes:
mis-segregation results in tumor that is
a. monozygous in a heterozygous body
b. uniparental disomy
c. gene conversion
d. independent unrelated mutation (not TRUE loh)
2
Q
gene conversion
A
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unidirection exchange that is otherwise similar to homologus recombination
3
Q
p16
A
wh: tumor supressor
mechanism: cyclin kinase inhibitor
4
Q
TGFB pathway
A
a RTK signaling pathway that limits cell growth