Neoplasia Facts Flashcards
ALK
Oncogene
Gene Product: Receptor tyrosine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: Lung adenocarcinoma
BCR-ABL
Oncogene
Gene Product: Tyrosine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: CML, ALL
BCL-2
Oncogene
Gene Product: Anti-apoptotic molecule (inhibits apoptosis)
Associated Neoplasm: Follicular and diffuse large B cell lymphomas
BRAF
Oncogene
Gene Product: Serine/threonine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: Melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma
c-KIT
Oncogene
Gene Product: Cytokine receptor
Associated Neoplasm: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
c-MYC
Oncogene
Gene Product: Transcription factor
Associated Neoplasm: Burkitt lymphoma
HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
Oncogene
Gene Product: Tyrosine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: Breast and gastric carcinomas
JAK2
Oncogene
Gene Product: Tyrosine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: Chronic myeloproliferative disorders
KRAS
Oncogene
Gene Product: GTPase
Associated Neoplasm: Colon cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer
MYCL1
Oncogene
Gene Product: Transcription factor
Associated Neoplasm: Lung tumor
MYCN
Oncogene
Gene Product: Transcription factor
Associated Neoplasm: Neuroblastoma
RET
Oncogene
Gene Product: Tyrosine kinase
Associated Neoplasm: MEN2A and 2B, medullary thyroid cancer
APC
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated Neoplasm: Colorectal cancer (associated with FAP)
BRCA1/BRCA2
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: DNA repair protein
Associated Neoplasm: Breast and ovarian cancer
CDKN2A
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: p16, blocks G1 –> S phase
Associated Neoplasm: Melanoma, pancreatic cancer
DCC
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: DCC (Deleted in Colon Cancer)
Associated Neoplasm: Colon cancer
DPC4/SMAD4
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: DPC (Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer)
Associated Neoplasm: Pancreatic cancer
MEN1
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Menin
Associated Neoplasm: MEN 1
NF1
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Ras GTPase activating protein (neurofibromin)
Associated Neoplasm: NeuroFibromatosis Type 1
NF2
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Merlin (schwannomin) protein
Associated Neoplasm: NeuroFibromatosis Type 2
PTEN
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated Neoplasm: Breast cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer
Rb
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Inhibits E2F, blocks G1 –> S phase
Associated Neoplasm: Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma
TP53
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: p53, activates p21, blocks G1 –> S phase
Associated Neoplasm: Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndrome
TSC1
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Hamartin protein
Associated Neoplasm: Tuberous sclerosis
TSC2
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Tuberin protein
Associated Neoplasm: Tuberous sclerosis
VHL
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene Product: Inhibits hypoxia inducible factor 1a
Associated Neoplasm: Von Hippel-Lindau disease, renal cell carcinoma
WT1/WT2
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated Neoplasm: Wilms Tumor (nephroblastoma)
EBV
Associated Cancer: Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, nasopahryngeal carcinoma, primary CNS lymphoma (in immunocompromised patients)
HBV/HCV
Associated Cancer: Hepatocellular carcinoma, lymphoma
HHV-8
Associated Cancer: Kaposi sarcoma