Fast generation and high mutation rate in tropical leads to greater evolution rate. 

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Overexpression of anti-apoptotic genes or loss of proapoptotic genes promotes tumorigenesis. The pro-apoptotic gene p53 is frequently mutated in cancers.

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Loss of SWI/SNF function, just like loss of Rb function, can lead to overgrowth and cancer.

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Characterization of the disease-causing deletion showed that the absence of two miRNAs, miR-15-a and miR-16-1, causes chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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The miRNAs miR-15-a and miR-16-1 act like tumor-suppressors; they normally inhibit cell proliferation, and their absence leads to cell growth.

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Let-7 miRNAs down-regulate the translation of Ras. Thus in the absence of the miRNAs, Ras is constitutively overproduced, contributing to tumorigenesis.

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Neurofibromatosis, a benign tumor of the sheath cells that surround nerves, is caused by loss of both alleles of NF1, which encodes a RAS GAP-type protein.