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Few cases of malignant gliomas, thyroid, ovarian and urothelial cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic and occasional nuclear positivity. Moderate to strong nuclear positivity was seen in few cases of endometrial cancers. Remaining malignant tissues were negative.
Most renal cell carcinomas and several lymphomas showed weak to moderate nuclear staining. One case of urothelial cancer were strongly stained. Remaining cancers were generally negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PAX2
Synonyms
Description
Paired box 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
PAX2 encodes paired box gene 2, one of many human homologues of the Drosophila melanogaster gene prd. The central feature of this transcription factor gene family is the conserved DNA-binding paired box domain. PAX2 is believed to be a target of transcriptional supression by the tumor suppressor gene WT1. Mutations within PAX2 have been shown to result in optic nerve colobomas and renal hypoplasia. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]