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. 2019 Feb 14;10(2):143. doi: 10.3390/genes10020143

Table 1.

The top-ten most popular genes.

Symbol Gene ID Function
TP53 7157 Associated with the tumor suppressor protein p53. Mutation causes more than half of human cancers.
TNF 7124 An immune molecule associated with tumor necrosis factor, as a major drug target in inflammatory diseases.
EGFR 1956 Associated with the epidermal growth factor receptor, a membrane-bound receptor protein. Mutations may lead to drug-resistant cancer.
VEGFA 7422 Associated with vascular endothelial growth factor A, helping promote the growth of blood vessels.
APOE 348 Associated with cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism, namely apolipoprotein E.
IL6 3569 Associated with an immune molecule namely interleukin 6, helps to stimulate and suppress inflammation.
TGFB1 7045 Associated with transforming growth factor β 1, used to regulate cell proliferation and differentiation.
MTHFR 4524 Associated with process amino acids, an enzyme named methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase.
ESR1 2099 Associated with a nuclear receptor protein, estrogen receptor 1, which plays an important role in breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.
AKT1 207 Associated with a signaling protein namely kinase, helping activate other proteins by phosphorylation.