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Cancer genes
Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
| Gene | Type | Chromosome | Associated tumor |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcl-2 | Oncogene | Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas (inhibits apoptosis) | |
| erb-B2 | Oncogene | Breast, ovarian and gastric carcinoma | |
| ras | Oncogene | Colon carcinoma | |
| L-myc | Oncogene | Lung cancer | |
| N-myc | Oncogene | Neuroblastoma | |
| ret | Oncogene | Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type II and III | |
| c-kit | Oncogene | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) | |
| Rb | tumor suppressor gene | 13q | Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma |
| BRCA1 | tumor suppressor gene | 17q | Breast and ovarian cancer |
| BRCA2 | tumor suppressor gene | 13q | Breast cancer |
| p53 | tumor suppressor gene | 17p | Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndrome |
| p16 | tumor suppressor gene | 9p | Melanoma (melanoma is on Nine) |
| APC | tumor suppressor gene | 5q | Colorectal cancer (associated with FAP) |
| WT1 | tumor suppressor gene | 11p | Wilm's tumor |
| NF1 | tumor suppressor gene | 17q | Neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NF2 | tumor suppressor gene | 22q | Neurofibromatosis type 2 |
| DPC | tumor suppressor gene | 18q | Pancreatic cancer (deleted pancreatic cancer) |
| DCC | tumor suppressor gene | 18q | Colon cancer. DCC (deleted in colon cancer) |
| abl | Oncogene | CML | |
| c-myc | Oncogene | Burkitt's lymphoma |