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Decks in this class (11)

Lecture 1
Retroviruses are used to isolate __,
Transcription factors are often r...,
True or false all tumour suppress...
22  cards
Lecture 2
3 major groups of human cancer,
Sarcoma origin,
Cancer that forms in glandular ti...
15  cards
Lecture 3 (tumorigenic DNA viruses)
Advantages of using retroviruses ...,
Difference between dna viral onco...,
6 dna viruses implicated in cancer
36  cards
Lecture 4 & 5 (tumorigenic RNA viruses)
Retroviruses are classified into ...,
How do re,
What viral protein is important f...
25  cards
Lecture 6
Test for transforming genes,
What are alu sequences,
Karyotypic abnormalities in neopl...
14  cards
Lecture 7 & 8 (growth factors)
Functional division of oncoproteins,
What does the sis oncogene code for,
Cells must express __ to be respo...
15  cards
Lecture 9 & 10 (tyrosine kinases)
Two forms of tyrosine kinases,
A common mechanism to regulate pr...,
Is phosphorylation reversible
33  cards
Lecture 11 & 12 (G proteins)
Two main classes of signalling g ...,
3 examples of ras oncogenes,
What do ras genes have in common
38  cards
Lecture 13 & 14 (serine/threonine kinases)
50 of carcinomas overexpress __,
30 of breast cancers overexpress __,
90 of pancreatic cancers have a _...
34  cards
Lecture 15 (nuclear oncoproteins)
Examples of nuclear oncoproteins,
What is the viral erba oncogene,
What is erba
30  cards
Lecture 16 & 17 (TSGs)
2 best studied tumour suppressor ...,
What happens when tumour suppress...,
Many tumourigenic dna viral oncop...
39  cards

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