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Card 26

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Are most cancer-causing mutations in oncogenes acquired or inherited?

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Card 27

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What are the three roles of a tumour suppressor gene?

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Card 28

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Explain how an inactive TP53 gene could lead to cancer

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Card 29

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Oncogenes can cause cancer due to the activation of ________

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Card 30

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Tumour suppressor genes cause cancer when they are expressed/not expressed

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Card 31

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Hypermethylation can cause cancer when present in which gene?

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Card 32

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What is hypermethylaton?

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Card 33

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How does breast cancer occur from hypermethylation in tumour suppressor genes?

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Card 34

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division a tumour forms

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Card 35

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What type of methylation may occur in oncogenes leading to their activation and tumour formation?

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