Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Is Caused by a Translocation That Creates

question 28

Multiple Choice

Chronic myeloid leukemia is caused by a translocation that creates

• A) a proto-oncogene.
• B) a fusion protein that acts like a transcription factor, activating cell cycle control genes.
• C) a protein that increases growth factor production.
• D) a fusion protein that deregulates the cell cycle of myeloid white blood cells.
• E) a deletion of a whole chromosome.

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