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FGF3

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Proto Oncogene

Growth Factor

Stomach carcinoma

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EGFR (erbb1)

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Proto Oncogene

Growth Factor Receptor

Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Her 2 neu (erbb2)

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Proto Oncogene

Breast Carcinoma

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KRAS

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Proto Oncogene

Signal transduction protein

Colon & Lung Carcinoma

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ABL

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Proto Oncogene

Tyrosine Kinase

Chronic myeloid leukemia

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BRAF

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Proto Oncogene

Signal transduction protein

Melanoma

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N-MYC

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Proto Oncogene

Transcription Factor

Neuroblastoma

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C-MYC

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Proto Oncogene

Transcription Factor

Burkitt Lymphoma

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Cyclin D1

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Proto Oncogene

Cell Cycle Regulator

Mantle cell lymphoma

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10
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CDK4

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Proto Oncogene

Cell Cycle Regulator

Glioblastoma

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APC

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: colonic polyps & carcinomas

Sporadic: Stomach, colon, pancreatic carcinomas & melanomas

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PTEN

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: Cowden Syndrome Benign skin, GI & CNS growth. Breast, endometrial & thyroid carcinoma.

Sporadic: Diverse carcinomas & lymphomas

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RB

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: retinoblastoma syndrome (retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma).

Sporadic: Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, carcinoma of breast, colon, lung.

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VHL

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (cerebral hemangioblastoma, retinal angioma, renal cell carcinoma).

Sporadic: Renal cell carcinoma

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CDH1

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Tumor Suppressor:

Familial: gastric cancer

Sporadic: Gastric carcinoma, lobular breast carcinoma

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TP53

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Sporadic: Most human cancers

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BRCA1,BRCA2

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: breast & ovarian carcinoma

Sporadic: rare

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MSH2, MLH1, MSH6

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: Hereditary nonpolyposis colon carcinoma

Sporadic: Colonic & Endometrial carcinoma

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WT1

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Tumor Suppressor

Familial: Wilms Tumor

Sporadic: Wilms tumor, certain leukemias

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PSA

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Tumor Marker

Prostatic adenocarcinoma

21
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CEA

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Tumor Marker

Colonic, Pancreatic, Breast, Gastric Carcinomas

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AFP

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Tumor Marker

Hepatocellular carcinoma

23
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hCG

A

Tumor Marker

Trophoblastic Tumors, non seminomatous testicular tumor

24
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Calcitonin

A

Tumor Marker

Medullary thyroid carcinoma

25
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Catecholamines

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Tumor Marker

Pheochromocytoma

26
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CA 125

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Tumor Marker

Ovarian carcinoma

27
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CA 19.9

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Tumor Marker

Pancreatic Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma

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