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BRCA 1/2 suppressor genes
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
breast, ovarian cancersContinue reading
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BCL-2 function
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
anti apoptosis gene (keeps cytochrome c in mitochondria)Continue reading
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BCL-2 gene
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
t(14;18) translocation of heavy chain causes overexpression; follicular B cell lymphoma [think t(14;18) = t(l4;lB) for foLLicular B]Continue reading
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Xeroderma pigmentosum
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
AR; defect in DNA repair enzymes; ↑ risk for UVB light cancersContinue reading
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Hereditary non-polyposis syndrome (HNPCC)
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
AD; inactivation DNA mismatch genes; colorectal cancerContinue reading
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Chromosome instability syndromes
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
AR; susceptibility to DNA damage; leukemias, lymphomasContinue reading
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Examples chromosome instability
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Bloom syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndromeContinue reading
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Carcinogens
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
chemicals (MC), viruses, radiation, H. pylori, physical (squamous cancer in bum scar)Continue reading
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Polycyclic hydrocarbons
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
key chemical carcinogen (cigarette smoke)Continue reading
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Aflatoxins
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
produced from Aspergillus; hepatocellular carcinomaContinue reading