Q15. A longitudinal study conducted by Victorian hospitals finds that patients who have previously been infected with the novel virus have increased rates of liver cancer in the years following the infection. Which mechanism would be most consistent with cancer caused by this class of virus?

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Q15.  A longitudinal study conducted by Victorian hospitals finds that patients who have previously been infected with the novel virus have increased rates of liver cancer in the years following the infection. Which mechanism would be most consistent with cancer caused by this class of virus?

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Expression of a viral oncogene (v-onc) in host cells.

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Activation of a host tumour suppressor protein due to provirus integration.

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Inactivation of cellular cyclin dependent kinases to drive the host cell cycle.

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Sequestration of host retinoblastoma via expression of viral early genes.

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