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Malignancies are   clonal (derived from a single abnormal cell)  
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Malignicies are Initiated by   change in cell’s DNA sequence (somatic mutation)  
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Changes in DNA/gene expression result in   selective growth advantage for some cells  
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A single genetic alteration is usually   not enough  
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genes involved in cancer process   Proteins in signaling pathways for cell proliferation  
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genes involved in cancer process   Cytoskeletal components involved in contact inhibition  
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genes involved in cancer process   Regulators of the mitotic cycle  
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genes involved in cancer process   Components of programmed cell death machinery  
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genes involved in cancer process   Proteins involved in detecting and repairing mutations  
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Different mutations cause cancer   Activating gain-of-function mutations in one allele of proto-oncogene, Loss of function of both alleles of tumor suppressor gene, Chromosomal translocations that cause misexpression of genes or create chimeric, genes with altered or new function  
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Different types of mutations cause cancer   Activating gain-of-function mutations in one allele of proto-oncogene  
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Different types of mutations cause cancer   Loss of function of both alleles of tumor-suppressor gene  
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Different types of mutations cause cancer   Chromosomal translocations that cause misexpression of genes or create chimeric genes with altered or new function  
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Cytogenetic abnormalities are common in cancer   Random rearrangements/aneuploidy/loss; Specific translocations are associated with specific cancers; loss of specific chromosomes  
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Chromosomal translocations and proto-oncogenes   Translocations lead to disruption and rearrangement of genes and their regulating elements; Chimeric (fusion) genes to chimeric proteins; New “gain of function” for proto-oncogene corresponds to activation/deregulation  
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Burkitt lymphoma   B-cell tumor, Translocation; positioning of MYC proto-oncogene near actively transcribed immunoglobulin heavy chain gene; MYC activation/deregulation; Lymphomatous transformation  
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia and the Philadelphia chromosome   Involves translocation and Fusion of (ABL) proto-oncogene to BCR gene; Chimeric BCR-ABL; altered protein kinase expression and function of (ABL) oncogene  
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Tumor supressor genes   prevent tumor development, loss of function leass to cancer  
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gatekeepers   regulate cell growth  
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caretakers   genes involved in repairing DNA damage and maintaining genomic integrity (mismatch repair genes)  
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Mechanisms which lead to loss of function   point mutation in TS gene; deletion of TS gene and surrounding chromosomal material; other structural rearrangements epigenetic events  
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epigenetic events   transcriptional silencing, alterations in DNA methylation and chromatin configuration  
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In Tumor suppressor genes   recessive in the cell (both copies of tumor suppressor gene must be mutated to see initiation of malignancy)  
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Tumor suppressor genes   loss of function may occur in germline or somatic tissue  
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germline mutation confers   autosomal dominant predisposition to malignancy (familial cancer syndrome)  
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Tumor suppressor genes Examples   Breast/ovarian – BRCA1/2 and Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)  
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Two-Hit Origin of Cancer   Basis for both hereditary & sporadic cancers; Involves loss of tumor suppressor function; Retinoblastoma (RB) as the model; Loss of both copies of RB1 gene leads to tumor  
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Retinoblastoma (RB) as the model for two hit origin of cancer   Sporadic cases - 2 somatic mutations same cell; Hereditary cases - inherited (germline) mutation (first hit); second somatic mutation in same cell (second hit)  
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Loss of heterozygosity (LOH)   Molecular evidence for the existence of a tumor suppressor gene; Involves analysis of DNA polymorphisms near tumor suppressor gene; Testing is done on tumor tissue  
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Loss of RB1 gene function without loss of heterozygosity seen with   point mutations, gene conversion, transcriptional silencing  
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