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Gene set: BRENTANI_CANCER_TESTIS (C2:EXCU:0006)
Standard nameBRENTANI_CANCER_TESTIS
Systematic nameC2:EXCU:0006
Brief descriptionCancer related genes expressed in the testis
CategoryC2: Curated
Sub-categoryEXCU: Expert curation
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Whereas genome sequencing defines the genetic potential of an
organism, transcript sequencing defines the utilization of this
potential and links the genome with most areas of biology. To
exploit the information within the human genome in the fight against
cancer, we have deposited some two million expressed sequence
tags (ESTs) from human tumors and their corresponding normal tissues
in the public databases. The data currently define approximately
23,500 genes, of which only approximately 1,250 are still represented
only by ESTs. Examination of the EST coverage of known cancer-related
(CR) genes reveals that <1% do not have corresponding ESTs, indicating
that the representation of genes associated with commonly studied
tumors is high. The careful recording of the origin of all ESTs
we have produced has enabled detailed definition of where the
genes they represent are expressed in the human body. More than
100,000 ESTs are available for seven tissues, indicating a surprising
variability of gene usage that has led to the discovery of a significant
number of genes with restricted expression, and that may thus
be therapeutically useful. The ESTs also reveal novel nonsynonymous
germline variants (although the one-pass nature of the data necessitates
careful validation) and many alternatively spliced transcripts.
Although widely exploited by the scientific community, vindicating
our totally open source policy, the EST data generated still provide
extensive information that remains to be systematically explored,
and that may further facilitate progress toward both the understanding
and treatment of human cancers. 
Publication URL14593198
External linksna
Keywords & MeSH headingsNeoplastic,RNA,Neoplasms,Messenger,Humans,Polymorphism,Databases,genetics,Single Nucleotide,Proteome,Genetic,Gene Expression Regulation,Variation (Genetics),Expressed Sequence Tags,Tissue Distribution,metabolism
OrganismHuman
Contributed byBroad Institute
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Genes

12 genes, 12 accessions (Toggle view)

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MAGEA10melanoma antigen, family A, 10Source|GeneCards
BAGEB melanoma antigenSource|GeneCards
SSX2synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 2Source|GeneCards
MAGEA8melanoma antigen, family A, 8Source|GeneCards
TESK1testis-specific kinase 1Source|GeneCards
MAGEA12melanoma antigen, family A, 12Source|GeneCards
CTAG2cancer/testis antigen 2Source|GeneCards
SSX1synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 1Source|GeneCards
MAGEA9melanoma antigen, family A, 9Source|GeneCards
MAGEE1Melanoma antigen family E, 1Source|GeneCards
MAGEA3melanoma antigen, family A, 3Source|GeneCards
GAGE1G antigen 1Source|GeneCards


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