Wednesday, January 7, 2009

An enzyme

An enzyme that is involved in many cell processes, such as cell division. The gene for c-ABL is on chromosome 9. In most patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), the part of chromosome 9 with c-ABL has broken off and traded places with part of chromosome 22 to form the BCR-ABL fusion gene.
c-erbB-2
A protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found in high levels on some breast cancer cells. Also called HER2/neu and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.

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