tumor suppressor genes and their familial syndromes Flashcards
1
Q
APC
A
familial colonic polyps and carcinomas
2
Q
NF1
A
neurofibromatosis type 1 (peripheral nerve sheath tumors)
3
Q
NF2
A
neurofibromatosis type 2 (acoustic scwannoma and meningioma)
4
Q
PTCH
A
gorlin syndrome (basal cell carcinoma, medulloblastoma, several benign tumors)
5
Q
VHL
A
von hippel lindau syndrome (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal angioma, renal cell carcinoma)
6
Q
CHD1
A
familial gastric cancer
7
Q
BRCA1, BRCA2
A
familial breast and ovarian carcionma, carcinomas of male breast, chronic lymphocyte leukemia
8
Q
MSH2, MLH1, MSH6
A
hereditary nonpolyposis colon carcinoma
9
Q
WT1
A
familial wilms tumor