Breast cancer Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 34-year-old woman comes to the clinic due to a breast lump. A suspicious mass is found on mammogram, which is followed by a core needle biopsy that confirms the diagnosis of invasive carcinoma. Medical history is unremarkable. The patient’s mother died of breast cancer, and her sister was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer; the doctor suspects a hereditary mutation. In healthy individuals, the involved gene has which of the following roles?

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DNA repair

Cell cycle regulation

Negative regulation of signal transduction

Mismatch repair

Promotes cell proliferation via tyrosine kinase