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Gene information for PSCA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8000
Official gene symbolPSCA
Full nameprostate stem cell antigen
Aliases,PRO232,
Gene summaryThis 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]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q24.2
Gene position143751726 - 143764145  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size12420 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602470