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Cancer cells generally showed moderate granular cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Thyroid cancers and a few cases of pancreatic cancers were strongly stained. Basal cell carcinomas were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
ITM2B (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BRI, BRI2, BRICD2B, E25B, E3-16
Description
Integral membrane protein 2B (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Amyloid precursor proteins are processed by beta-secretase and gamma-secretase to produce beta-amyloid peptides which form the characteristic plaques of Alzheimer disease. This gene encodes a transmembrane protein which is processed at the C-terminus by furin or furin-like proteases to produce a small secreted peptide which inhibits the deposition of beta-amyloid. Mutations which result in extension of the C-terminal end of the encoded protein, thereby increasing the size of the secreted peptide, are associated with two neurogenerative diseases, familial British dementia and familial Danish dementia. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]