Mucin-16
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Mucin-16 (MUC-16) also known as Ovarian cancer-related tumor marker CA125 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC16 gene.[3][4][5] MUC-16 is a member of the mucin family glycoproteins.[6] MUC-16 has found application as a tumor marker or biomarker that may be elevated in the blood of some patients with specific types of cancers, most notably ovarian cancer, or other conditions that are benign.[7][8]
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Aliases | MUC16, CA125, mucin 16, cell surface associated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 606154; HomoloGene: 133291; GeneCards: MUC16; OMA:MUC16 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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