| Entrez gene ID | | 8000 |
| Official gene symbol | | PSCA |
| Full name | | prostate stem cell antigen |
| Aliases | | ,PRO232, |
| Gene summary | | This gene encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell membrane glycoprotein. In addition to being highly expressed in the prostate it is also expressed in the bladder, placenta, colon, kidney, and stomach. This gene is up-regulated in a large proportion of prostate cancers and is also detected in cancers of the bladder and pancreas. This gene includes a polymorphism that results in an upstream start codon in some individuals; this polymorphism is thought to be associated with a risk for certain gastric and bladder cancers. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8q24.2 |
| Gene position | | 143751726 - 143764145 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 12420 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 602470 |
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