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Several seminomas and thyroid cancers along with few prostate, breast and pancreatic cancers exhibited moderate cytoplasmic and occasional nuclear immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
BBS5 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
DKFZp762I194
Description
Bardet-Biedl syndrome 5 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a protein that has been directly linked to Bardet-Biedl syndrome. The primary features of this syndrome include retinal dystrophy, obesity, polydactyly, renal abnormalities and learning disabilities. Experimentation in non-human eukaryotes suggests that this gene is expressed in ciliated cells and that it is required for the formation of cilia. Alternate transcriptional splice variants have been observed but have not been fully characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]