Suppressor
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We learned about oncogenes and tumor
suppressor
genes for the first time in that itty-bitty little one percent of cancers called sarcoma.
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By genetic disease we mean that cancer is caused by oncogenes that are turned on in cancer and tumor
suppressor
genes that are turned off to cause cancer.
You might think that we learned about oncogenes and tumor
suppressor
genes from common cancers like breast cancer and prostate cancer and lung cancer, but you'd be wrong.
Now, TP53 is the most important tumor
suppressor
gene.
It is the most frequently turned off tumor
suppressor
gene in almost every kind of cancer.
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