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By Dr Tushar Chauhan October 16, 2022

What are 10 common Cancer-Causing genes?

Cancer is a complex genetic condition caused by either gene or chromosomal mutations. Here are 10 common cancer-causing genes.

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P53 is a tumor suppressor gene located on chromosome 17 and is involved in 60% of different cancers.

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P53

Breast cancer-associated gene 1 is located on chromosome 17 and is involved in inherited breast cancer. It’s a dominant breast cancer marker.

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BRCA1

Breast cancer-associated gene 2 is located on chromosome 13 and is involved in inherited breast cancer. BRCA2 is another common breast cancer marker.

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BRCA2

Phosphate and TENsin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 is a tumor suppressor gene, located on chromosome 10. It has known involvement in many cancers including breast cancer.

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PTEN

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) is a tumor suppressor gene and located on chromosome 5. It causes colon and rectal cancer.

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APC

RAS family genes (KRAS, HRAS and NRAS) are proto-oncogenes. They have involvement in many types of cancer including pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancer.

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RAS

The ABL-1 gene is located on chromosome 9 and is a tumor suppressor gene. It’s a classic marker for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

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ABL 1

The BCR gene is located on chromosome 22. The BCR-ABL1 gene fusion is a classic cytogenetic marker for CML.

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BCR

The CHEK 2 (Checkpoint Kinase 2) gene is located on chromosome 12 and is a tumor suppressor gene. It has involvement in colon and rectal cancer.

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CHEK2

The ATM (Ataxia telangiectasia mutated) gene is located on chromosome 11. It causes breast cancer.

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ATM

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