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Genes, erbB-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The erbB-2 gene is a proto-oncogene that codes for the erbB-2 receptor (RECEPTOR, ERBB-2), a protein with structural features similar to the epidermal growth factor receptor. Its name originates from the viral oncogene homolog (v-erbB) which is a truncated form of the chicken erbB gene found in the avian erythroblastosis virus. Overexpression and amplification of the gene is associated with a significant number of adenocarcinomas. The human c-erbB-2 gene is located at 17q21.2.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • c-erbB-2 Genes
  • c-erbB-2 Proto-Oncogenes
  • erbB-2 Genes
  • Genes, erbb2
  • Genes, HER-2
  • Genes, HER2
  • Genes, neu

In other languages

  • French

  • Gène erbB-2
  • Gènes c-erbB-2
  • Gènes erbb2
  • Gènes HER-2
  • Gènes HER2
  • Gènes neu
  • Proto-oncogène c-erbB-2
  • Proto-oncogènes c-erbB-2
  • Protooncogènes c-erbB-2

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z3RC22R0-1

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