BCRB 2018
Cancer is a genetic disease
• Disease involving changes in the genome – point mutations – gene amplification – chromosome instability – deletions, silencing • 2 classes of cancer genes: – Oncogenes – Tumor suppressors • Driving mutation: – Confers growth advantage – Causative of cancer • Passenger mutation: – No growth advantage – No causative role in cancer
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