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Chapter 17, Problem 4U
FISH analysis of a breast tumor biopsy for HER2 gene reveals two spots of fluorescence in cells. What conclusion do these data support about the tumor?
a. It is likely to contain high levels of the HER2 mRNA.
b. It is likely to contain high levels of the HER2 protein.
c. The HER2 gene is amplified, and treatments targeting the HER2 protein may not be suitable.
d. The HER2 gene is not amplified, and so particular treatments targeting the HER2 protein may not be suitable.
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