A microarray known as a GeneChip, with most now known human protein coding sequences, has recently been developed to aid in the study of human cancer by first comparing two three subsets of cancer subtypes. What kind of information might be gleaned from this GeneChip to aid in cancer prevention?
A)information about whether or not a patient has this type of cancer prior to treatment.
B)evidence that might suggest how best to treat a person's cancer with chemotherapy.
C)data that could alert patients to what kind of cancer they were likely to acquire.
D)information about which parent might have provided a patient with cancer-causing genes.
E)information on cancer epidemiology in the U.S. or elsewhere.

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Data that could alert patients to what kind of cancer they were likely to acquire.

A Microarray Known as a GeneChip, with Most Now Known