A cancer cell line was identified as having inappropriate expression of telomerase. Which of the following would be the BEST treatment that could make this cell line mortal?
A) a drug that increases the levels of telomerase expression
B) a drug that methylates the promoter of the telomerase gene
C) a drug that repairs the mutation within the coding region of the telomerase
D) a drug that allows the telomerase to be expressed but at lower levels
E) a drug that inhibits a tumor-suppressor gene in the cell line
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