title: [Genes associated to cancer].
abstract: In 2010, in a cancer genes census, 291 genes were enumerated. These represent near to the 1 % of the total genes, for which there is enough biological evidence that they belong to a new genes classification, known as the cancer genes. These have been defined as the causal genes for sporadic or familiar cancer, when they mutate. The mutation types for these genes includes amplifications, point mutations, deletions, genomic rearranges, amongst others, which lead to a protein over-expression, muting, production of chimeric proteins or a de novo expression. In conjunction these genomic alterations or those of the genetic expression, when they affect specific genes which contribute to the development of cancer, are denominated as cancer genes. It is possible that the list of these alterations will grow longer due to new strategies being developed, for example, the genomic analysis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Oncología Genómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, Hospital de Oncología, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. maosal89@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peralta-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valdivia
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Jade
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marrero
authors.forename: Lucero
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paniagua
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salcedo
mesh_terms: D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D052138:Genes, Neoplasm; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: CRBP1; Genes; HER2/neu; Mutation