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Fraction of tumor cells in several squamous cell carcinomas, ovarian, liver, thyroid and urothelial cancers along with a few stomach and pancreatic cancers displayed distinct nuclear positivity. A few cases of colorectal cancers were strongly stained. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
SSX5
Synonyms
Description
Synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 5 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The product of this gene belongs to the family of highly homologous synovial sarcoma X (SSX) breakpoint proteins. These proteins may function as transcriptional repressors. They are also capable of eliciting spontaneous humoral and cellular immune responses in cancer patients, and are potentially useful targets in cancer vaccine-based immunotherapy. While some of the related SSX genes are involved in t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2) translocations that are characteristically found in all synovial sarcomas, this gene does not appear to be involved in such translocations. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]