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Molecular Pathology of
Bladder Cancer
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Region Incidence Overall Incidence Males Incidence Females Deaths Overall Deaths Males Deaths Females
USA 70530 52760 17770 14680 10410 4270

Affected Protein Pathway Sub-Type Ethnicity Stage Frequency (%) Gene Amplification Activating Mutation Inactivating Mutation Deletion Promoter Hypermethylation Comment  
AKT1 PI3-Kinase Signaling
2.7%
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of urinary bladder 6%
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of urinary bladder 60% protein overexpression by IHC
FGFR-3 36 - 54% more frequent in low grade tumors
HRAS (H-Ras Farnesyl-Transferase) 4%
KRAS Ras Signal Transduction Pathway
7%
p14ARF (CDKN2A) p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
transitional cell carcinoma 43%
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
transitional cell carcinoma 23%
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
transitional cell carcinoma 60%
Pi3-kinase PI3-Kinase Signaling
13 - 27% associated with low-grade tumors:
PTEN PI3-Kinase Signaling
8% absence of expression
TSC1 PI3-Kinase Signaling
16%

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