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How does genetic diseases cause a person to be more susceptible to cancer?
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Profound question!: Some (not all) inherited traits affect genes that have to do with the control of cell division, cell growth, and programmed cell death. Others regulate the repair of dna damage that occasionally happens when cells divide. Those messed up genes can result in cancer development. Great question, thanks.
Answered 5/26/2013
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