Oncogenes Flashcards
1
Q
BCR-ABL
A
t(9;22)
tyrosine kinase
CML, ALL
2
Q
BCL-2
A
t(14;18)
antiapoptotic (inhibits apoptosis)
Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas
3
Q
BRAF
A
serine/threonine kinase
Melanoma**
non-hodgkin lymphoma
4
Q
c-kit
A
Cytokine receptor
gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
5
Q
c-myc
A
t(8;14)
transcription factor
Burkitt lymphoma
6
Q
HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
A
tyrosine kinase
breast, ovarian, gastric carcinomas
7
Q
L-myc
A
transcription factor
Lung cancer
8
Q
N-myc
A
transcription factor
Neuroblastoma
9
Q
RAS
A
GTPase
colon cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer
10
Q
RET
A
tyrosine kinase
MEN2A and MEN 2B
medullary thyroid cancer**