Many of the mutations in cancer samples are not necessarily driver mutations, but rather passenger mutations that are along for the ride. Just because the tumors with a strong environmental component possess a higher frequency of mutations does not mean more oncogenes or more failure of tumor suppressors is occurring. Hematologic childhood cancers have a lower frequency of mutations than tumors with a strong environmental component such as lung cancers and melanoma; WHY?
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Many of the mutations in cancer samples are not necessarily driver mutations, but rather passenger mutations that are along for the ride. Just because the tumors with a strong environmental component possess a higher frequency of mutations does not mean more oncogenes or more failure of tumor suppressors is occurring. Hematologic childhood cancers have a lower frequency of mutations than tumors with a strong environmental component such as lung cancers and melanoma; WHY?
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- during tumor progression, additional mutations occur within multiple cells of a tumor population, leading to multiple different clones of cells within that tumor. Some) but not all) clones may eventually metastasize, depending on the number and type of mutations that occur in those clones. true falseTumor suppressor genes and oncogenes are implicated in carcinogenesis. However, one can predict whether a gene potentially encodes for a protein that influences carcinogenesis by examining their mutational profile. You sequence the genome of 4 cancers and identify 3 genes of interest. Which of the following genes has the best potential to an oncogene? Tumor 1 Tumor 2 Tumor 3 Tumor 4 Gene A S24F, N465T R33T T345S, G366R P367E, P368Y Gene B S34R, F360I S34R V254I S34E, T67Y Gene C S24F, I322E C255I, E344D S34E, P367ECellular levels of tumor suppressor protein p53 is maintained by a ubiquitin ligase protein, called Mdm2. Over expression of Mdm2 destabilizes p53. Another protein p19ARF inhibits the activity of Mdm2, thus stabilizing p53. Loss of p19ARF function converts normal cells into cancer cells With the above information, which of the following statements are true? Mdm2 is a tumor suppressor gene but p19ARF is an oncogene Both Mdm2 & P19ARF are oncogenes Both Mdm2 & P19ARF are tumor suppressor genes O Mdm2 is an oncogene but p19ARF is a tumor suppressor gene
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- Which of the following effectively describes the situation of someone with an inherited predisposition to cancer such as familial adenomatous polyposis or BRCA-associated familial breast cancer? Choose all that apply a) If they get malignant cancer, somatic mutations will not have been a factor b) Their cancer will most likely arise in their germ cells, not their somatic cells c) None of the answers effectively describes the situation d) Every cell of their body contains a gain-of-function allele of an oncogene e) Most cells in their body contain multiple cancer-causing mutations f) Every cell of their body contains a defective, loss-of-function allele of a tumor suppressor geneCancer is caused by many different types of gene mutations. Some mutations are in proto-oncogenes, which lead to overexpression of the genes, and other mutations are in tumor suppressor genes, which lead to under expression or no expression in these genes. Which kinds of gene mutations would RNA interference (RNAi) be better at treating? Explain.Researchers have identified some tumors that have no recurrent mutations or deletions in known oncogenes or tumor-suppressor genes and no detectable epigenetic alterations. However, these tumors often have large chromosomal deletions. What are some possible explanations that could account for the genetic causes behind these tumors?