1) Choose one of the following genetic disorders and research which DNA repair mechanism is linked to it.
• Ataxia telangiectasia
• Bloom syndrome
• Cockayne syndrome
• Fanconi anemia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum
• Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
2) Then create your post by answering the following questions:
Which repair mechanism is believed to be linked to the disease?
Explain how defects in this repair mechanisms can make a person with this genetic disease susceptible to cancers.
List which cancers persons with the disorder are susceptible to.
Is there anything that can be done to avoid getting this type of cancer?
1) Choose one of the following genetic disorders and research which DNA repair mechanism is linked to it. • Ataxia telan
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