Difference between revisions of "Oncogene"

Revision as of 13:26, 4 May 2012

An oncogene is a cancer gene, derived from a proto-oncogene.

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-'''Oncogene''' is a cancer gene, derived from a '''proto-oncogene'''.
+An '''oncogene''' is a [[cancer]] gene, derived from a '''proto-oncogene'''.
-Examples:
+==Examples==
 *EGFR<ref name=omim131550>{{OMIM|131550}}</ref> - [[lung adenocarcinoma]].
 *PDGFB<ref name=omim190040>{{OMIM|190040}}</ref> - [[dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]].
-*BRAF.<ref name=omim164757>{{OMIM|164757}}</ref>
+*BRAF<ref name=omim164757>{{OMIM|164757}}</ref> - [[papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant]].
-*KRAS.<ref name=omim190070>{{OMIM|190070}}</ref>
+*KRAS<ref name=omim190070>{{OMIM|190070}}</ref> - [[invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas]].
 *MYC<ref name=omim190080>{{OMIM|190080}}</ref> - [[Burkitt lymphoma]].
 *MET<ref name=omim164860>{{OMIM|164860}}</ref> - [[papillary renal cell carcinoma]].