Chromosome 17

TP53. Yellow dots indicate some of the many types of tumors that carry mutations in the p53 gene IMAGE CREDIT: K. Sutliff and C. Paber Smith. Reprinted from SCIENCE. BRCA1. Distribution of mutations in the BRCA1 gene wich is associated with early-onset breast and ovarian cancer cancer IMAGE CREDIT: Larry Brody, NCHGR, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA