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Senescence

• Associated with aging

– Telomere shortening can induce senescence

– Limits proliferation in normal cells

• Accelerated senescence

– Induced by oncogenes, DNA damage

• Genes involved in the G1 checkpoint are

important

– Permanent checkpoint activation