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Compare the role of tumor suppressor genes to proto-oncogenes.

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An important difference between oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes is that oncogenes result from the activation (turning on) of proto-oncogenes, but tumor suppressor genes cause cancer when they are inactivated (turned off). ... But most tumor suppressor gene mutations are acquired, not inherited
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