Oncogene

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

Examples

Gene	Cancer
EGFR	lung adenocarcinoma
PDGFB	dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
BRAF	papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant
KRAS	invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas
MYC	Burkitt lymphoma
MET	papillary renal cell carcinoma
ERBB2 (HER2)	invasive breast carcinoma

See also

• Tumour suppressor gene.
• Molecular pathology.