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   Cancer

   Malignant neoplasm or malignant tumor: synonymous with cancer. ... Inactivation of one allele of some tumor suppressor genes is sufficient to cause tumors.
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   Lung cancer

   This can cause inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. ... "Systematic evaluation of genetic variants in the inflammation pathway and risk of lung cancer".
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   Alcohol and cancer

   inactivation of the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 and increased estrogen responsiveness (primarily in breast) ... Kidney cancer (Renal cell carcinoma) (RCC)
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   Somatic evolution in cancer

   Clonal expansions associated with inactivation of p53 have also appear in skin, Barrett's esophagus, brain, and kidney. ... Cancer
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   Ornithine decarboxylase

   Inactivation of ODC by difluoromethylornithine (eflornithine) is used to treat cancer, sleeping sickness and facial hair growth in postmenopausal females.
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   Head and neck cancer

   Other possible but less common symptoms include some numbness or paralysis of the face muscles. ... Erbitux is also used in the treatment of throat cancer.
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   Secreted frizzled-related protein 1

   Its frequent inactivation by methylation-induced silencing is consistent with it behaving as a tumor suppressor. ... How is SFRP1 downregulated in cancer?
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   Cancer vaccine

   The term cancer vaccine refers to a vaccine that either prevents infections with cancer-causing viruses, or treats existing cancer. ... Inactivated/toxoid
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   Survivin

   One of the things that causes CIN is the inactivation of genes that control the proper segregation of the sister chromatids during mitosis. ... Cancer Immunotherapy
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    Polysaccharide-K

    Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 1993; 2: 271-276. ... In vitro inactivation of herpes simplex virus by a biological response modifier, PSK.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Cancer,
• Lung cancer,
• Alcohol and cancer,
• Somatic evolution in cancer,
• Ornithine decarboxylase,
• Head and neck cancer,
• Secreted frizzled-related protein 1,
• Cancer vaccine,
• Survivin,
• Polysaccharide-K