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Most cancer tissues showed weak to moderate cytoplsmic positivity. Several cases of prostate cancers as well as a few cases of breast cancers were strongly stained. Skin cancer was generally negative.
A majority of cancer tissues showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic staining. A few cases of lymphomas were strongly stained. Squamous cell carcinomas, urothelial, and testicular cancers were generally negative or weakly stained.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
TPK1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
HTPK1, PP20
Description
Thiamin pyrophosphokinase 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a protein, that exists as a homodimer, which catalyzes the conversion of thiamine to thiamine pyrophosphate. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
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