Chronic myeloid leukemia is caused by a translocation that creates:
A. A proto-oncogene
B. A fusion protein that acts like a transcription factor
C. A protein that increases growth factor production
D. A fusion protein that has constitutive kinase activity
E. A deletion of a whole chromosome
Ans: D. A fusion protein that has constitutive kinase activity
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