A Type of Somatic Mutation That Inhibits Apoptosis and Thereby

question 4

Multiple Choice

A type of somatic mutation that inhibits apoptosis and thereby permits the survival of deviant cells is:

• A)Loss of the gene for Akt (protein kinase B).
• B)Amplification of the retinoblastoma gene.
• C)Loss of the gene for PTEN, the lipid phosphatase that destroys phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate.
• D)Loss of the gene for the p53-binding protein Mdm2.
• E)Amplification of the gene for E2F.

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