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Most skin and cervical cancers along with few colorectal, lung, urothelial and stomach cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
Squamous cell carcinomas of skin and head & neck cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic staining. Remaining tumour cells were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KRT1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
EHK1, KRT1A
Description
Keratin 1, type II (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. This type II cytokeratin is specifically expressed in the spinous and granular layers of the epidermis with family member KRT10 and mutations in these genes have been associated with bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]