title: Advances in the molecular basis of renal neoplasia.
abstract: The past 2 years have provided exciting progress in elucidating the molecular basis of renal cancer. Work on the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor, pVHL, in clear-cell renal cancer is already suggesting new potential therapies, and should have important implications in the pathogenesis of renal cystic disease and tumor angiogenesis. In addition, study of the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1, is revealing much about the pathogenesis of Wilms' tumor, urogenital development, and glomerular podocyte biology. c-met, the gene encoding the hepatocyte growth factor receptor, has recently been identified as a causative gene for hereditary papillary renal cancer. This review will highlight these and other new molecular advances in the renal cancer field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA. htcohen@bu.edu
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000235:genetics; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D016162:Genes, Wilms Tumor; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008025:Ligases; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D051794:Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein; D025721:WT1 Proteins; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D025721:WT1 Proteins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D051794:Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met; D008025:Ligases; C497446:VHL protein, human