Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second largest cause of cancer-related deaths in Western countries. CRC arises from the colorectal epithelium as a result of the accumulation of genetic alterations in defined oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes (TSG). Two major mechanisms of genomic instability have been identified in sporadic CRC progression. The first, known as chromosomal instability (CIN), results from a series of genetic changes that involve the activation of oncogenes such as K-ras and inactivation of TSG such as p53, DCC/Smad4, and APC. The second, known as microsatellite instability (MSI), results from inactivation of the DNA mismatch repair genes MLH1 and/or MSH2 by hypermethylation of their promoter, and secondary mutation of genes with coding microsatellites, such as transforming growth factor receptor II (TGF-RII) and BAX. Hereditary syndromes have germline mutations in specific genes (mutation in the tumour suppressor gene APC on chromosome 5q in FAP, mutated DNA mismatch repair genes in HNPCC).
Category
Cancer
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms, except primary neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs
Malignant neoplasms of intestine
Malignant neoplasms of large intestine
2B90 Malignant neoplasms of colon
H00020 Colorectal cancer
2B91 Malignant neoplasms of rectosigmoid junction
H00020 Colorectal cancer
2B92 Malignant neoplasms of rectum
H00020 Colorectal cancer
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Replication and repair
nt06503 Mismatch repair
H00020 Colorectal cancer
Signal transduction
nt06526 MAPK signaling
H00020 Colorectal cancer
nt06505 WNT signaling
H00020 Colorectal cancer
nt06507 TGFB signaling
H00020 Colorectal cancer
Cellular process
nt06515 Regulation of kinetochore-microtubule interactions
H00020 Colorectal cancer
nt06524 Apoptosis
H00020 Colorectal cancer
nt06546 IgSF CAM signaling
H00020 Colorectal cancer
Tumor markers [br08442.html]
H00020
Cancer-associated carbohydrates [br08441.html]
H00020
Guda K, Moinova H, He J, Jamison O, Ravi L, Natale L, Lutterbaugh J, Lawrence E, Lewis S, Willson JK, Lowe JB, Wiesner GL, Parmigiani G, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Dawson DW, Velculescu VE, Kinzler KW, Papadopoulos N, Vogelstein B, Willis J, Gerken TA, Markowitz SD
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Inactivating germ-line and somatic mutations in polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 12 in human colon cancers.
Broderick P, Carvajal-Carmona L, Pittman AM, Webb E, Howarth K, Rowan A, Lubbe S, Spain S, Sullivan K, Fielding S, Jaeger E, Vijayakrishnan J, Kemp Z, Gorman M, Chandler I, Papaemmanuil E, Penegar S, Wood W, Sellick G, Qureshi M, Teixeira A, Domingo E, Barclay E, Martin L, Sieber O, Kerr D, Gray R, Peto J, Cazier JB, Tomlinson I, Houlston RS
Title
A genome-wide association study shows that common alleles of SMAD7 influence colorectal cancer risk.
Bellido F, Pineda M, Aiza G, Valdes-Mas R, Navarro M, Puente DA, Pons T, Gonzalez S, Iglesias S, Darder E, Pinol V, Soto JL, Valencia A, Blanco I, Urioste M, Brunet J, Lazaro C, Capella G, Puente XS, Valle L
Title
POLE and POLD1 mutations in 529 kindred with familial colorectal cancer and/or polyposis: review of reported cases and recommendations for genetic testing and surveillance.
Liu W, Dong X, Mai M, Seelan RS, Taniguchi K, Krishnadath KK, Halling KC, Cunningham JM, Boardman LA, Qian C, Christensen E, Schmidt SS, Roche PC, Smith DI, Thibodeau SN
Title
Mutations in AXIN2 cause colorectal cancer with defective mismatch repair by activating beta-catenin/TCF signalling.
Meijers-Heijboer H, Wijnen J, Vasen H, Wasielewski M, Wagner A, Hollestelle A, Elstrodt F, van den Bos R, de Snoo A, Fat GT, Brekelmans C, Jagmohan S, Franken P, Verkuijlen P, van den Ouweland A, Chapman P, Tops C, Moslein G, Burn J, Lynch H, Klijn J, Fodde R, Schutte M
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The CHEK2 1100delC mutation identifies families with a hereditary breast and colorectal cancer phenotype.
Samuels Y, Wang Z, Bardelli A, Silliman N, Ptak J, Szabo S, Yan H, Gazdar A, Powell SM, Riggins GJ, Willson JK, Markowitz S, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Velculescu VE
Title
High frequency of mutations of the PIK3CA gene in human cancers.
Ewart-Toland A, Briassouli P, de Koning JP, Mao JH, Yuan J, Chan F, MacCarthy-Morrogh L, Ponder BA, Nagase H, Burn J, Ball S, Almeida M, Linardopoulos S, Balmain A
Title
Identification of Stk6/STK15 as a candidate low-penetrance tumor-susceptibility gene in mouse and human.
Carpten JD, Faber AL, Horn C, Donoho GP, Briggs SL, Robbins CM, Hostetter G, Boguslawski S, Moses TY, Savage S, Uhlik M, Lin A, Du J, Qian YW, Zeckner DJ, Tucker-Kellogg G, Touchman J, Patel K, Mousses S, Bittner M, Schevitz R, Lai MH, Blanchard KL, Thomas JE
Title
A transforming mutation in the pleckstrin homology domain of AKT1 in cancer.
Gayther SA, Batley SJ, Linger L, Bannister A, Thorpe K, Chin SF, Daigo Y, Russell P, Wilson A, Sowter HM, Delhanty JD, Ponder BA, Kouzarides T, Caldas C
Title
Mutations truncating the EP300 acetylase in human cancers.
Fujiwara Y, Ohata H, Emi M, Okui K, Koyama K, Tsuchiya E, Nakajima T, Monden M, Mori T, Kurimasa A, et al.
Title
A 3-Mb physical map of the chromosome region 8p21.3-p22, including a 600-kb region commonly deleted in human hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer.
Ruivenkamp CA, van Wezel T, Zanon C, Stassen AP, Vlcek C, Csikos T, Klous AM, Tripodis N, Perrakis A, Boerrigter L, Groot PC, Lindeman J, Mooi WJ, Meijjer GA, Scholten G, Dauwerse H, Paces V, van Zandwijk N, van Ommen GJ, Demant P
Title
Ptprj is a candidate for the mouse colon-cancer susceptibility locus Scc1 and is frequently deleted in human cancers.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major type of primary liver cancer and one of the rare human neoplasms etiologically linked to viral factors. It has been shown that, after HBV/HCV infection and alcohol or aflatoxin B1 exposure, genetic and epigenetic changes occur. The recurrent mutated genes were found to be highly enriched in multiple key driver signaling processes, including telomere maintenance, TP53, cell cycle regulation, the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway (CTNNB1 and AXIN1), the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Recent studies using whole-exome sequencing have revealed recurrent mutations in new driver genes involved in the chromatin remodelling (ARID1A and ARID2) and the oxidative stress (NFE2L2) pathways.
Category
Cancer
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms, except primary neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs
2C12 Malignant neoplasms of liver or intrahepatic bile ducts
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06526 MAPK signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06505 WNT signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06507 TGFB signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06518 JAK-STAT signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06516 TNF signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06528 Calcium signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cellular process
nt06524 Apoptosis
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
Immune system
nt06517 TLR signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06521 NLR signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
nt06519 RLR signaling
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma
Tumor markers [br08442.html]
H00048
Cancer-associated carbohydrates [br08441.html]
H00048
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological malignancy and the fourth most common malignancy in women in the developed world after breast, colorectal and lung cancer. Two types of endometrial carcinoma are distinguished with respect to biology and clinical course. Type-I carcinoma is related to hyperestrogenism by association with endometrial hyperplasia, frequent expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and younger age, whereas type-II carcinoma is unrelated to estrogen, associated with atrophic endometrium, frequent lack of estrogen and progesterone receptors and older age. The morphologic differences in these cancers are mirrored in their molecular genetic profile with type I showing defects in DNA-mismatch repair and mutations in PTEN, K-ras, and beta-catenin, and type II showing aneuploidy, p53 mutations, and her2/neu amplification.
Category
Cancer
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms, except primary neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs
2C76 Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri
H00026 Endometrial cancer
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06526 MAPK signaling
H00026 Endometrial cancer
nt06505 WNT signaling
H00026 Endometrial cancer
Cancer-associated carbohydrates [br08441.html]
H00026