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Malignancies were in general weakly stained. Moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity was observed in a majority of malignant carcinoids, testicular and colorectal, breast, thyroid cancers as well as several urothelial and hepatocellular carcinomas.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
FST (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FS
Description
Follistatin (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Follistatin is a single-chain gonadal protein that specifically inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone release. The single FST gene encodes two isoforms, FST317 and FST344 containing 317 and 344 amino acids respectively, resulting from alternative splicing of the precursor mRNA. In a study in which 37 candidate genes were tested for linkage and association with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or hyperandrogenemia in 150 families, evidence was found for linkage between PCOS and follistatin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]