Cancer & Autoimmune Disease: Quiz the Sixth

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BSc (Hons) Biology Quiz am Cancer & Autoimmune Disease: Quiz the Sixth, erstellt von Sami-Jaine am 09/05/2013.
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Frage 1

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Most cancers could be prevented.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 2

Frage
Which 3 of the following abberations cause a proto-oncogene to mutate into an oncogene?
Antworten
  • Amplification
  • Translocation
  • Point Mutation
  • Addition

Frage 3

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BCR-ABL is an oncogene caused by the translocation of two genes on chromosome 9 and 22. The new chromosome that this forms is called the _______ chromosome
Antworten
  • Philadelphia
  • Cathedral City
  • Dairylee

Frage 4

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Select some of the functions of a tumour-suppressor gene's encoded protein.
Antworten
  • slow down cell division
  • repair DNA mistakes
  • trigger apoptosis
  • activate immune surveillance

Frage 5

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Caretaker genes are a class of tumour suppressor genes however, they do not regulate cell division. Instead they...
Antworten
  • Recognise and repair DNA damage, therefore being directly responsible for cancer development
  • Recognise and repair DNA damage, however, not being directly responsible for cancer development

Frage 6

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Bystander or passenger mutations are mutated genes that are not related to the growth or development of a cancer.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 7

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Differentiation, increasingly autonomous growth and aggressive behaviour are trates associated with a cancer in ______ stage of carcinogenesis
Antworten
  • inititation
  • promotion
  • progression

Frage 8

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Some pathogens are capable of establishing chronic infections at certain sites in the body. This creates a local environment where even uninfected cells are at a greater risk of becoming cancerous.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 9

Frage
There are four types of genetic disorder. Which of the following best describes each of these four types
Antworten
  • autoimmune
  • single gene
  • multifactorial
  • chromosomal
  • mitochondrial

Frage 10

Frage
Down's syndrome frequency increases with paternal age.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 11

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Tumour antigens may be specific to a tumour (TSA), or just occur more frequently in a tumour (TAA). Both must be capable of inducing an antibody or cell-medicated response.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 12

Frage
An immune response against self antigen(s) that results in a disease causing tissue damage or disturbed physiological function best describes...
Antworten
  • Immune Response
  • Autoimmunity
  • Self-tolerance
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