| Gene Symbol |
MAGEA8
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| Entrez Gene |
4107
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| Alt Symbol |
CT1.8, MAGE8
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
melanoma antigen family A8
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| Other Description |
MAGE-8 antigen|cancer/testis antigen 1.8|cancer/testis antigen family 1, member 8|melanoma antigen family A, 8|melanoma-associated antigen 8
|
| Swissprots |
P43361 Q9BUN9
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| Accessions |
AAA68876 CCQ43316 EAW99373 P43361 AA045817 AK313943 BAG36661 BC002455 AAH02455 BC012744 AAH12744 BC098120 BI092675 BT007340 AAP36004 NM_001166400 NP_001159872 NM_001166401 NP_001159873 NM_005364 NP_005355
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| Function |
Not known, though may play a role in embryonal development and tumor transformation or aspects of tumor progression.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in many tumors of several types, such as melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma, but not in normal tissues except for testis and placenta.
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