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• Cellular oncogenes and their mechanism of activation
• Structure and function of their encoded proteins
• Oncogenes of the DNA and RNA tumour viruses
• The molecular oncology of human tumours
• Tumour suppressor genes
• Growth regulatory genes
• Cell cycle control
• Growth factors and receptors
• Apoptosis
* Immortalisation and cellular senescence





