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The Molecular Pathogenesis of Cancer Joan Brugge Cell Biology ...

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How Many Genes/Proteins are Altered in Human <strong>Cancer</strong>s<br />

Initially looked at individual genes/proteins that<br />

were known to be involved in regulating cell growth or<br />

that were associated with hereditary breast cancer.<br />

Multiple proteins were identified as being altered in<br />

human breast tumors<br />

p53<br />

BRCA1<br />

BRCA2<br />

Cyclin D<br />

Myc<br />

HER-2<br />

Estrogen receptor<br />

lost/mutated<br />

lost/mutated<br />

lost/mutated<br />

increased production<br />

increased production<br />

gene amplified<br />

misregulated

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