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aivan3 [116]
2 years ago
11

Driver mutations provide a growth advantage to a tumor cell. which type of mutation is known to accumulate in cancer cells but h

as no direct contribution to the cancer phenotype?
Biology
1 answer:
balu736 [363]2 years ago
5 0

Examining tumor tissue for driver mutations can help plan treatments that stop cancer cells from growing.

tumors was EGFR, followed by TP53 (18%), SETD2 (11%) and SMARCA4 (11%). More than 72% (81/112) of cases have mutations in at least one driver gene.

For example, the TP53 tumor suppressor gene is a driver gene, but it is only functional when both alleles of her TP53 gene are mutated. Furthermore, mutations can act as drivers only at certain stages of cancer.

learn more about cancer here.  brainly.com/question/11710623

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