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2.5 Human Genetics and Personalized Medicine Questions and and answers.
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All cancers derive from ___ - correct answer-single cellsBreast cancer accounts for how many cancer diagnosis'? - correct answer-one out of three.
Cancer develops from ___ - correct answer-accumulation of mutations
Cancers are caused by how many sequential alterations over what period of time - correct
answer-2-8 sequential alterations over 20-30 years.
How many genes are known whose mutations cause caner? - correct answer-140
How many genes are known whose mutations drive cancer? - correct answer-140
How many genetic diseases cause problems in the first month of life? - correct answer-3500
How many infant deaths are due to a genetic disease? - correct answer-More than 20%
Most cancers are caused by how many sequential alterations over 20-30 years - correct
answer-2-8
What are BRCA1 and BRCA2? - correct answer-Genes that are essential for repairing
damaged DNA.
What did the Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics court case rule? -
correct answer-Can't patent someone's DNA.
What does cancer occur from? - correct answer-An accumulation of mutations.
What is a biomarker? - correct answer-Any measureable indicator of the state of a body
What is a phenomizer? - correct answer-A web-based application that helps reaching a
diagnosis for people with hereditary diseases
What is an EGFR? - correct answer-An epidermal growth factor receptor is a protein in a
cell's surface. The receptor binds to the growth factor, allowing them to divide at a rapid rate.
What is an oncogene? - correct answer-A gene that causes cancer
What is an SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism)? - correct answer-A place in the human
genome where a single DNA base does not match between two unrelated individuals. Used
to show future disease spots.
What is cancer and what does it derive from? - correct answer-cancer is rapid mitosis, and
derives from single cells.
What is clinomics? - correct answer-combining computer science with biology
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