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Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes
Genes with their associated Tumors and Gene products
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Medical
Graduate
06/11/2012

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Term
abl
Definition

gain of function

CML

Tyrosine Kinase

Term
c-myc
Definition

Gain of function

Burkitt's Lymphoma

Transcription factor

Term
bcl-2
Definition

gain of function

Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas

Anti-apoptotic molecule

Term
erb-B2/HER2 neu
Definition

gain of function

Breast, ovarian, and gastric carcinomas

Tyrosine Kinase

Tx: Transtuzumab

Term
ras
Definition

gain of function

colon carcinoma

GTPase, part of MAP-kinase system. Promotes mitogenesis

Term
L-myc
Definition

gain of function

Lung tumor(small cell)

Transcription factor

Term
N-myc
Definition

gain of function

Neuroblastoma (adrenal)

Transcription factor

Term
ret
Definition

gain of function

MEN types IIA and IIB, medullary carcinoma of thyroid and papillary

Tyrosine kinase (causes growth)

Term
c-kit
Definition

gain of function

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Cytokine receptor

Term
Rb
Definition

loss of function

retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma

chrom 13

Blocks G1 --> S phase of cell cycle

Term
p53
Definition

loss of function

most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni sydrome

chrom 17

blocks G1 --> S phase of cell cycle

Term
BRCA1
Definition

loss of function

Breast and Ovarian Cancer

chrom 17

DNA repair protein

 

Term
BRCA2
Definition

loss of function

breast cancer in both sexes

chrom 13

DNA repair protein

Term
p16
Definition

loss of function

Melanoma

 

Term
APC
Definition

loss of function

colorectal cancer (a/w FAP)

chrom 5

 

Term
WT1
Definition

loss of function

Wilms' tumor

chrom 11

PAX 6 develops iris -> aniridia becaues right nect to Wilms' tumor gene

Term
DPC
Definition

loss of function

pancreatic cancer

Term
DCC
Definition

loss of function

Colon cancer

Term
VHL
Definition

loss of function

renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastoma

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