lung cancer genotyping

Genetics

• associated genetic aberrations:
  • ras proto-oncogene
  • myc proto-oncogene
  • jun family proto-oncogene
  • erbB proto-oncogene
  • her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)
  • retinoblastoma [Rb] gene (Rb1)
  • p53 gene

Indications

• lung cancer

Specimen

• tumor tissue
• paraffin-embedded tissue
• store fresh tissue at 4 degrees C for 24 hours
• store tissue at -20 degrees C or below

More general terms

• genotyping (allele testing)

Additional terms

• erbB proto-oncogene (erb-B1)
• her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)
• jun family proto-oncogene
• lung cancer
• myc proto-oncogene
• p53 gene
• ras proto-oncogene
• retinoblastoma [Rb] gene (Rb1)