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Cancer cell

Cancer cell

a cell that divides and reproduces abnormally with uncontrolled growth. This cell can break away and travel to other parts of the body and set up another site, referred to as metastasis.


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p53 question

... How could each of these two proteins could regulate cellular levels of p53? How could a mutation in both wrap 53 and PHF20 lead to cancer in a cell? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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by qwerter
Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:07 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: p53 question
Replies: 1
Views: 272

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... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... are previously normal will be affected too. Current way to stop the cancer progression is chemotherapy. it kills the cancer cells to spread or ...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1015

Re: Re:

... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... are previously normal will be affected too. Current way to stop the cancer progression is chemotherapy. it kills the cancer cells to spread or ...

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by biohazard
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:23 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1015

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... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... are previously normal will be affected too. Current way to stop the cancer progression is chemotherapy. it kills the cancer cells to spread or ...

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by Ahsmeah
Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:56 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1015

Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?

... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... are previously normal will be affected too. Current way to stop the cancer progression is chemotherapy. it kills the cancer cells to spread or ...

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by mavis
Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:36 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1015
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