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Tumour Suppressor genes repair mistakes made in the DNA sequence, suppress the rate of cell division and if unable to repair damage, can casue programmed cell death (apoptosis) to prevent unwanted uncontrollable division (cancer). An examples is the the P53 gene which is involved in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis with the observed tumour types: brain tumors, sarcomas, leukemia, breast cancer. <ref>Medical Biochemistry.Tumor Suppressor Genes and Activities. 2018 [cited 17/11/18]. Available from: https://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/tumor-suppressors.php</ref> | |||
Tumour Suppressor genes repair mistakes made in the DNA sequence, suppress the rate of cell division and if unable to repair damage, can casue programmed cell death (apoptosis) to prevent unwanted uncontrollable division (cancer). An examples is the the P53 gene which is involved in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis with the observed tumour types: brain tumors, sarcomas, leukemia, breast cancer. | |||
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Revision as of 11:17, 17 November 2018
Tumour Suppressor genes repair mistakes made in the DNA sequence, suppress the rate of cell division and if unable to repair damage, can casue programmed cell death (apoptosis) to prevent unwanted uncontrollable division (cancer). An examples is the the P53 gene which is involved in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis with the observed tumour types: brain tumors, sarcomas, leukemia, breast cancer. [1]
- ↑ Medical Biochemistry.Tumor Suppressor Genes and Activities. 2018 [cited 17/11/18]. Available from: https://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/tumor-suppressors.php