A 60-Year-Old Man Undergoes Lymph Node Biopsy Due to Persistent

A 60-year-old man undergoes lymph node biopsy due to persistent cervical lymphadenopathy.  Histologic examination reveals a population of small lymphoid cells arranged in a follicular pattern.  The cells demonstrate overexpression of the BCL2 gene.  The protein encoded by this gene normally inhibits which of the following processes?

A) Cytochrome c release
B) DNA mismatch accumulation
C) Nuclear transcription
D) RAS-induced signal transmission
E) Telomere shortening

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