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4 drugs for treatment of Alzheimers

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  1. Donepezil
  2. galantamine
  3. rivastigmine
  4. Memantine
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ALK:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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ALK
oncogene
receptor tyrosine kinase
Lung Adenocarcinoma

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BCR-ABL:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm (2)

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BCR-ABL t(9,22)
oncogene
tyrosine kinase
CML/ALL

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BCL-2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm(2)

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BCL-2
oncogene
Anti-apoptotic molecule (inhib apoptosis)
Follicular Lymphoma & DLBCL

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BRAF:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm(2)

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BRAF
oncogene
Serine/threonine kinase
Melanoma & non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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c-KIT:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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c-KIT
oncogene
cytokine receptor
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

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c-MYC:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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c-MYC t(8,14)
oncogene
transcription factor
Burkitt lymphoma

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HER2/neu (c-erbB2):
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm
treatment
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HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
oncogene
tyrosine kinase
Breast and gastric carcinoma
-->Herceptin/trastuzumab
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JAK2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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JAK2
oncogene
tyrosine kinase
chronic myeloproliferative disorders

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KRAS:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm(3)

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KRAS
oncogene
GTPase
Colon/lung/pancreatic cancer

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MYC-L1:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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MYC-‘L’1
oncogene
transcription factor
‘L’ung tumor

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MYC-N:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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MYC-‘N’
oncogene
transcription factor
‘N’euroblastoma

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RET:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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RET (chrom 10)
oncogene
tyrosine kinase
MEN 2A/2B, medullary thyroid cancer

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APC:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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APC
tumor suppressor gene
—
Colorectal cancer (associate with FAP)

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BRCA1/BRCA2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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BRCA1/BRCA2
tumor suppressor gene
DNA repair protein
Breast & Ovarian Cancer

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CDKN2A:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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CDKN2A
tumor suppressor gene
p16 (blocks G1–>S phase)
Melanoma & pancreatic cancer

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DCC:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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DCC
tumor suppressor gene
DCC “Deleted in Colon Cancer”
Colon cancer

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DPC4/SMAD4:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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DPC4/SMAD4
tumor suppressor gene
DPC “Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer”
Pancreatic Cancer

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MEN1:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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MEN1 (chrom 11)
tumor suppressor gene
melin
MEN1

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NF1:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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NF1 (chrom 17)
tumor suppressor gene
Ras GTPase activating protein (neurofibromin)
Neurofibromatosis 1

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NF2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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NF2
tumor suppressor gene
Merlin (schwannomin) protein
Neurofibromatosis 2

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PTEN:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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PTEN
tumor suppressor gene
decrease PTEN= increase estrogen sensitivity
Breast, Endometrial, & prostate cancers

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Rb:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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Rb (chrom 13)
tumor suppressor gene
inhib E2F (block G1–>S phase)
Retinoblastoma & Osteosarcoma

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TP53:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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TP53 (chrom 17)
tumor suppressor gene
p53–>activates p21 (block G1–>S)
Most human cancers/ Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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TSC1:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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TSC1
tumor suppressor gene
Hamartin protein
Tuberous Sclerosis

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TSC2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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TSC2
tumor suppressor gene
Tuberin protein
Tuberous Sclerosis

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VHL:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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VHL (chrom 3)
tumor suppressor gene
inhib hypoxia inducible factor 1a
VHL disease, RCC

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WT1/WT2:
Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor Gene
Gene product
Associated Neoplasm

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WT1/WT2 (chrom 11)
tumor suppressor gene
–
Wilms Tumor (nephroblastoma)

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Carcinogen: Aflatoxins (Aspergillus)
Organ
impact

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Liver= Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Carcinogen: Alkylating Agents (chemo)
Organ
impact

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blood = Leukemia/Lymphoma

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Carcinogen: Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)
Organ
impact

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Bladder= Transitional cell carcinoma

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Carcinogen: Arsenic
Organ
impact

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Liver = angiosarcoma
Lung= SCC lung cancer
skin= SCC
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Carcinogen: Asbestos
Organ
impact

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Lung = Bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma

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Carcinogen: Carbon tetrachloride
Organ
impact

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Liver = Centrilobular necrosis & Fatty change

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Carcinogen: Cigarette smoke
Organ
impact

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Bladder= Transitional cell Ca.
Cervix = Cervical carcinoma
Esophagus = SCC/adenocarcinoma
Kidney = Renal cell carcinoma
Larynx = SCC
Lung= SCC & small cell carcinoma
Pancreas - Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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Carcinogen: Ethanol
Organ
impact

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Esophagus= SCC
Liver = Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Carcinogen: Ionizing radiation
Organ
impact

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Thyroid = Papillary thyroid carcinoma 
Blood= leukemia
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Carcinogen: Nitrosamine (smoked foods)
Organ
impact

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stomach = gastric cancer (esp. in Japan)

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Carcinogen: Radon
Organ
impact

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Lung = Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after cigarette smoke)

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Carcinogen: Vinyl chloride (PVC)
Organ
impact

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Liver= Angiosarcoma

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3 causes of Angiosarcoma

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“VAT”

  1. vinyl chloride
  2. arsenic
  3. thorotrast
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2 major risk factors for Leukemia

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  1. alkalating agents

2. radiation

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EBV associated cancers (4)

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  1. Burkitte
  2. Hodgkin (Reed sternberg cells)
  3. Nasopharyngeal
  4. Primary CNS Lymphoma in immunocompromised
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Serum tumor marker:

Alkaline phosphatase

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  1. Mets to bone or liver
  2. Paget disease of bone
  3. seminoma (placenta ALP)
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Serum tumor marker:

a-fetoprotein (AFP)

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  1. Hepatocellular ca.
  2. hepatoblastoma
  3. yolk sac tumor
  4. mixed germ cell tumor (typically have some yolk part)
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Serum tumor marker:

B-hCG

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  1. Hydatidiform moles
  2. Choriocarcinomas
  3. testicular cancer
  4. mixed germ cell tumor
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Serum tumor marker:

CA 15-3/ CA 27-29

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Breast cancer

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Serum tumor marker:

CA 19-9

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

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Serum tumor marker:

CA 125

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Ovarian cancer

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Serum tumor marker:

Calcitonin

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma
(b/c medullary c-cells make calcitonin)
(associated with MEN 2a/2b)

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Serum tumor marker:

CEA (CarinoEmbryonic Antigen)

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  1. colorectal cancer
  2. pancreatic cancer
  3. gastric cancer
  4. breast cancer
  5. medullary thyroid cancer
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Serum tumor marker:

PSA

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  1. Prostate cancer
  2. BPH
  3. prostatitis

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