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Rare cases of adenocarcinoma of stomach showed moderate cytoplasmic and nuclear positivity. Other cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PSCA
Synonyms
Description
Prostate stem cell antigen (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell membrane glycoprotein. In addition to being highly expressed in the prostate it is also expressed in the bladder, placenta, colon, kidney, and stomach. This gene is up-regulated in a large proportion of prostate cancers and is also detected in cancers of the bladder and pancreas. This gene includes a polymorphism that results in an upstream start codon in some individuals; this polymorphism is thought to be associated with a risk for certain gastric and bladder cancers. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2010]