Cancer is a complex respo canc comprises mar diseases with a comme tagens as well as very little despite the discovery of several tumor-suppressor genes, including p53. Part A. Briefly describe the multiple functions of p53, including the role of p53 in apoptosis. Part B: Mutational signatures of p53 are shown in this image (G.P. Pfeifer et al., Nature, 21(48), 2002) for the three types of cancer with the highest death rates in the United States: lung (~225,000 deaths in 2016), breast (246,000), and colorectal (381,000). These data can be obtained by sequencing the gene that encodes p53. Approximately 85 percent of lung cancers occur in smokers. Based on these data, calculate how many deaths due to lung cancer among nonsmokers were reported in 2016. How much does smoking increase the likelihood of death due to lung cancer?

Cancer is a complex respo canc comprises mar diseases with a comme tagens as well as very little despite the discovery of several tumor-suppressor genes, including p53. Part A. Briefly describe the multiple functions of p53, including the role of p53 in apoptosis. Part B: Mutational signatures of p53 are shown in this image (G.P. Pfeifer et al., Nature, 21(48), 2002) for the three types of cancer with the highest death rates in the United States: lung (~225,000 deaths in 2016), breast (246,000), and colorectal (381,000). These data can be obtained by sequencing the gene that encodes p53. Approximately 85 percent of lung cancers occur in smokers. Based on these data, calculate how many deaths due to lung cancer among nonsmokers were reported in 2016. How much does smoking increase the likelihood of death due to lung cancer?

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

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Chapter16: Gene Expression

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