Cancer

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background for cancer genetics case study

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Cancer

when the genes regulating cell cycle fail to function properly due to mutation

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Proto-oncogenes

genes that promote cell division

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Tumor Suppressor Genes

genes that prevent cell division

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Oncogenes

inappropriately active proto-oncogenes

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Most cancers are ___ (sporadic/familial)

sporadic

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Most cancers occur due to an ___, hence why they affect older people

accumulation of random mutations