WFDC2
Template:PBB WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 - also known as Human Epididymis Protein 4[1] (HE4) - is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WFDC2 gene.[2][3][4]
Usage as a Tumour Marker
HE4 is used as a tumour marker for ovarian cancer[1].
References
- ^ a b Hellström, Ingegerd (2003-07-01). "The HE4 (WFDC2) Protein Is a Biomarker for Ovarian Carcinoma". Cancer Research. 63 (13): 3695–3700. PMID 12839961. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Kirchhoff C, Habben I, Ivell R, Krull N (1992). "A major human epididymis-specific cDNA encodes a protein with sequence homology to extracellular proteinase inhibitors". Biol Reprod. 45 (2): 350–7. doi:10.1095/biolreprod45.2.350. PMID 1686187.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Schummer M, Ng WV, Bumgarner RE, Nelson PS, Schummer B, Bednarski DW, Hassell L, Baldwin RL, Karlan BY, Hood L (1999). "Comparative hybridization of an array of 21,500 ovarian cDNAs for the discovery of genes overexpressed in ovarian carcinomas". Gene. 238 (2): 375–85. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00342-X. PMID 10570965.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Entrez Gene: WFDC2 WAP four-disulfide core domain 2".
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