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A few cases of squamous cell carcinomas of cervix showed moderate cytoplasmic positivity in a fraction of tumor cells. Peripheral nerves in the stroma were stained. Remaining cancers were mainly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
DEFB106B
Synonyms
Description
Defensin, beta 106B (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Defensins form a family of antimicrobial and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Defensins are short, processed peptide molecules that are classified by structure into three groups: alpha-defensins, beta-defensins and theta-defensins. All beta-defensin genes are densely clustered in four to five syntenic chromosomal regions. Chromosome 8p23 contains at least two copies of the duplicated beta-defensin cluster. This duplication results in two identical copies of defensin, beta 106, DEFB106A and DEFB106B, in head-to-head orientation. This gene, DEFB106B, represents the more telomeric copy. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]