Oncogenes
Gain of function = increased cancer risk
Need to damage only 1 allele
BCR-ABL
CML, ALL
Tyrosine kinase
Bcl-2
Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas
Anti-apoptotic molecule (inhibits apoptosis)
BRAF
Melanoma
Serine/threonine kinase
c-kit
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
Cytokine receptor (for stem cell factor)
c-myc
Burkitt lymphoma
Transcription factor
HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
Breast, ovarian, gastric carcinomas
Tyrosine kinase
L-myc
Lung tumor
Transcription factor
N-myc
Neuroblastoma
Transcription factor
RAS
Colon, lung, pancreatic cancers
GTPase
RET
MEN 2A and 2B
Tyrosine kinase