Frontiers of human disease (pathology)

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Decks in this class (17)

Cancer module 1- Oncogenes and differentiation
What is the name for tumours that...,
What is a loss of differentiation...,
What percentage of cancers are du...
12  cards
Cancer module 4- stem cells
What is a totipotent stem cell,
What is a pluripotent stem cell,
What is a multipotent stem cell
18  cards
Inflammation and Immunopathology module 4- Fc receptors and antibodies
What is the fc receptor,
How does the fc receptor work,
Can any antibody bind to any fc r...
16  cards
cancer module 2- tumour suppressor genes
How can tumour suppressor gene mu...,
Explain alfred knudson s 2 hit model,
Explain haploinsuffiency in the c...
13  cards
cancer module 3- the tumour microenvironment
What is the key feature of the tu...,
Do tumours have a particular micr...,
What other microenvironment is th...
11  cards
Cancer 4- apoptosis
What are the two main pathways fo...,
How do tumour cells interfere wit...,
How can the p53 tumour suppressor...
11  cards
inflammation and immunopathology- asthma
What are the 3 airway remodelling...,
Is airway remodelling reversible,
Explain fibrosis as a component o...
11  cards
Inflammation and immunopathology- hepatitis virus
Name the hepatitis strains in the...,
Which strain was the first to be ...,
Which strain is the most infectious
24  cards
Prion Diseases
What percentage of human prion di...,
What percentage of human prion di...,
How many cases of rare prion dise...
21  cards
Alzheimer's disease
Which gene increases the risk of ...,
Name some diagnostic tools used f...,
Name the three main pathological ...
15  cards
Motor neuron disease
What is motor neuron disease,
Do motor neuron diseases affect a...,
What is the difference between up...
20  cards
Parkinson's disease
What are the symptoms of parkinso...,
What are the two types of dementi...,
What are the two types of pd
22  cards
Obesity
What is obesity,
What are the current parameters u...,
What is the obesity epidemic
8  cards
Diabetes
What is the name of the larger pr...,
How does the beta cell of the pan...,
What does insulin do to increase ...
15  cards
Diseases of lipid metabolism
What is atherosclerosis,
What is hypercholesterolaemia and...,
What is familial hypercholsterola...
18  cards
Chronic kidney disease
How is chronic kidney disease def...,
With respect to ckd severity what...,
What is the relationship between ...
13  cards
Dilatation cardiomyopathy
What is myocardial remodelling,
Explain altered calcium handling ...,
What exactly causes altered calci...
10  cards

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