Which of the following are ways that tumours can be generated in mice (select all that apply):
Inoculating an immunocompetent mouse with human tumour cells
Genetically engineer a mouse with specific mutations to generate tumours
Treat a mouse with carcinogens to generate tumours
Inoculating an immunosuppressed mouse with human tumour cells - Answers Genetically
engineer a mouse with specific mutations to generate tumours
Treat a mouse with carcinogens to generate tumours
Inoculating an immunosuppressed mouse with human tumour cells
The policy of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) is to return
information on 56 medically actionable genes from any clinical whole genome/exome
sequencing endeavour. This is:
Less information than the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists recommends providing
More information than the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists recommends providing
The same as the recommendations made by the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists -
Answers More information than the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists recommends
providing
The term "secondary finding" has replaced "incidental finding" because:
The finding is actively analyzed from genomic data, not passively stumbled upon
They do not arise from an incident
There was confusion as to whether incidental findings were primary findings
The discovery can be made in seconds - Answers The finding is actively analyzed from genomic
data, not passively stumbled upon
There are two hotspot mutations in the enzyme PIK3CA that commonly occur in cancers like
, breast cancer. These mutations:
Cause the enzyme PIK3CA to be locked in the "on" state, causing overproduction of the
messenger protein PIP3 which promotes tumour growth and survival
Are random and there is no knowledge of their function
Cause the enzyme PIK3CA to be locked in the "off" state, causing suppression of the messenger
molecule PIP3 which promotes tumour growth and survival
Prevent the binding of a drug to inhibit PIK3CA function, which causes cancer - Answers Cause
the enzyme PIK3CA to be locked in the "on" state, causing overproduction of the messenger
protein PIP3 which promotes tumour growth and survival
RB1 is a tumour suppressor gene and the RB pathway suppresses tumour growth. The RB
pathway can be shut down by:
Overexpression of RB1, or overexpression of an RB1 inhibitor like CDK4 or overexpression of the
protein that regulates CDK4, CDKN2A
Direct loss of function of RB1, or overexpression of an RB1 inhibitor like CDK4 or loss of
function of the protein that regulates CDK4, CDKN2A
Overexpression of RB1, or loss of function of an RB1 inhibitor like CDK4 or overexpression of
the protein that regulates CDK4, CDKN2A
Direct loss of function of RB1, or loss of function of an RB1 inhibitor like CDK4 or loss of
function of the protein that regulates CDK4, CDKN2A - Answers Direct loss of function of RB1,
or overexpression of an RB1 inhibitor like CDK4 or loss of function of the protein that regulates
CDK4, CDKN2A
In the Canada, the Genetic Non-discrimination Act (GNA, formerly known as Bill S-201) prevents
discrimination from (select all that apply):
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Employment insurance
Family and social relationships - Answers Life insurance