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Several thyroid cancers along with a few cases of breast, ovarian, urothelial and liver cancers displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were mainly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PIGA (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
GPI3
Description
Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class A (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a protein required for synthesis of N-acetylglucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol (GlcNAc-PI), the first intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of GPI anchor. The GPI anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and which serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, an acquired hematologic disorder, has been shown to result from mutations in this gene. Alternate splice variants have been characterized. A related pseudogene is located on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]