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Malignancies were in general strongly stained, however, within tumors the positivity was variable. Several cases of skin, renal and urothelial cancers showed weaker immunoreactivity.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CHI3L2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
YKL-39, YKL39
Description
Chitinase 3-like 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is similar to bacterial chitinases but lacks chitinase activity. The encoded protein is secreted and is involved in cartilage biogenesis. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]