An 11-year-old premenstrual female presents with a painful knee after mild trauma. Upon further evaluation you observe soft tissue bruises. The child is an orphan and there is no family history. The foster mother reports no other problems. The aPTT is prolonged and the PT is normal. A complete hematologic workup would yield

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Which of the following processes destroys RNA molecules in a cell if they have a sequence complementary to an introduced double-stranded RNA?

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#Question id: 4316

#3. Fundamental Processes

Which of the following processes do normal proto-oncogenes typically exhibit?

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#Question id: 4317

#3. Fundamental Processes

Which of the following functions does the product of the p53 gene carry out?

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#Question id: 4318

#3. Fundamental Processes

Which of the following statements correctly describes a characteristic of tumor-suppressor gene?

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#Question id: 4319

#3. Fundamental Processes

Why are BRCA1 and BRCA2 considered to be tumor-suppressor genes?

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#Question id: 4321

#3. Fundamental Processes

A genetic test to detect predisposition to cancer would likely examine the APC gene for involvement in which type(s) of cancer?