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Several cases of breast, renal, urothelial, skin, lung, endometrial and cervical cancers displayed moderate to strong membranous staining with additional cytoplasmic positivity in few cases. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
Several cases of renal cancers along with a few lung and breast cancers displayed moderate to strong membranous staining. Remaining cancer tissues were mainly negative.
A few cases of squamous cell carcinomas, duct carcinomas of breast, renal, endometrial and urothelial cancers showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic and/or membranous immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were mainly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CA12 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
HsT18816
Description
Carbonic anhydrase XII (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. This gene product is a type I membrane protein that is highly expressed in normal tissues, such as kidney, colon and pancreas, and has been found to be overexpressed in 10% of clear cell renal carcinomas. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014]