NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

ng interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's and more typically caused by a combination of both genetic and us to understand why some people get sick from certain infections,

nome contains all the information needed for an individual to develop

into paragraphs (genes) and chapters (chromosomes), then the every human’s genome, chromosomes and genes are organised are slightly different. That’s what makes us unique.

chromosome/#:~:text=A genome is an organism’s,organised in the same way.

ach cell, so as they divide to make new cells, there is a risk of . If the cell is able to correct the error it will. However, there are

which are responsible for normal cell growth, division and death, which can lead to cancer developing. We also have natural tumour also repair acquired DNA damage. When errors occur in these

ed germline mutations - which can lead to an increased risk of acco smoke, alcohol or certain viruses, can also create faulty genes

elping a person’s cancer cells grow and/or help doctors decide alised medicine.

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