ADHDgene Database
  • Published Variant
  • Published Gene: 359
  • Published Region: 128
  • Pathway by PBA: 8
  • Study: 361

KEGG Pathway Report

Basic Info
ID hsa05218
Name Melanoma
Description  Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that has a poor prognosis and which is on the rise in Western populations. Melanoma arises from the malignant transformation of pigment-producing cells, melanocytes. The only known environmental risk factor is exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light and in people with fair skin the risk is greatly increased. Melanoma pathogenesis is also driven by genetic factors. Oncogenic NRAS mutations activate both effector pathways Raf-MEK-ERK and PI3K-Akt. The Raf-MEK-ERK pathway may also be activated via mutations in the BRAF gene. The PI3K-Akt pathway may be activated through loss or mutation of the inhibitory tumor suppressor gene PTEN. These mutations arise early during melanoma pathogenesis and are preserved throughout tumor progression. Melanoma development has been shown to be strongly associated with inactivation of the p16INK4a/cyclin dependent kinases 4 and 6/retinoblastoma protein (p16INK4a/CDK4,6/pRb) and p14ARF/human double minute 2/p53 (p14ARF/HMD2/p53) tumor suppressor pathways. MITF and TP53 are implicated in further melanoma progression.
No. of Genes in ADHDgene  12
Source Pathway by Database Search

Pathway related genes in ADHDgene (count: 12)

Literature-origin genes (count: 1)

Approved Symbol Approved Name Location No. of Studies (significant/non-significant/trend)
FGF10 fibroblast growth factor 10 5p13-p12 1(0/1/0)

Genes from other sources Help(count: 11)

Approved Symbol Approved Name Location Source
PIK3R1 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 1 (alpha) 5q13.1 Mapped by significant region
FGF4 fibroblast growth factor 4 11q13.3 Mapped by significant region
FGF9 fibroblast growth factor 9 (glia-activating factor) 13q11-q12 Mapped by significant region
CCND1 cyclin D1 11q13 Mapped by significant region
BAD BCL2-associated agonist of cell death 11q13.1 Mapped by significant region
PIK3CG phosphoinositide-3-kinase, catalytic, gamma polypeptide 7q22 Mapped by CNV
MAPK3 mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 16p11.2 Mapped by CNV
FGF3 fibroblast growth factor 3 11q13 Mapped by significant region
FGF19 fibroblast growth factor 19 11q13.1 Mapped by significant region
MAPK1 mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 22q11.2 Mapped by LD-proxy
PDGFD platelet derived growth factor D 11q22.3 Mapped by significant region