Oncogenes Flashcards

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ERBB1 Oncogene

Affected Protein, Mechanism and Associated Tumor

A

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Mutation

Lung Adenocarcinoma

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ERBB2 Oncogene

Affected Protein, Mechanism and Associated Tumor

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HER2 protein

Amplification

Breast carcinoma

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ALK Oncogene
Affected Proteins (2), Mechanisms (2) and Associated Tumors (2)
A

ALKR-EML4 fusion
Translocation
Lung Adenocarcinoma

ALKR
Mutation
Neuroblastoma

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Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Oncogene

Affected Protein, Mechanisms (2) and Associated Tumor

A

ABL

Translocation/Mutation

Chronic/Acute Leukemia

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BRAF Oncogene

Affected Protein, Mechanism and Associated Tumors (3)

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RAS

Translocation/Mutation

Leukemia, Melanoma, Colon carcinoma

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SHH/WNT Mutation

Associated Tumor

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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RAS Pathway

Mutation and Associated Cancers (2)

A

NF1 mutation

Familial neurofibromatosis Type 1, neuroblastoma

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Myc Oncogene

Defect and Associated Cancer

A

Translocation

Burkitt Lymphoma

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TP53 Oncogene

Defect and Associated Cancer

A

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Associated with most cancers

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RB Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Associated Tumors (5)

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Familial Retinoblastoma Syndrome

Retinoblastoma
Lung/Breast/Colon Carcinomas
Osteosarcoma

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APC Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancers (4)

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Familial colonic polyps

Stomach, colon, pancreas carcinomas
Melanoma

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PTCH Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancers (2)

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Gorlin syndrome

Basal cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma

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VHL Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancer

A

Von Hippel Lindau syndrome
(Cerebellar, retinal and renal tumors)

Renal cell carcinoma

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CDH1 Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancers (2)

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Familial gastric cancer

Gastric and Breast carcinoma

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MSH Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancers (2)

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colon carcinoma

Colon and Endometrial Carcinoma

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WT1 Gene Mutation

Familial Syndrome and Cancer

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Familial Wilms Tumor

Leukemia