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Occasional basal cell carcinomas and melanomas showed moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer cells were mainly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
TMEM138 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
HSPC196, JBTS16
Description
Transmembrane protein 138 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a multi-pass transmembrane protein. Reduced expression of this gene in mouse fibroblasts causes short cilia and failure of ciliogenesis. Expression of this gene is tightly coordinated with expression of the neighboring gene TMEM216. Mutations in this gene are associated with the autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder Joubert Syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]