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Symbol TES contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 10-02-2021
HGNC name testin LIM domain protein
HGNC id 14620
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral       loss of function
by hypermethylation in ovarian carcinoma
tumoral   amplification    
with MET oncogene in gastric cancer
constitutional     --low  
association between reduced TES expression and coronary artery disease
tumoral   LOH    
in primary gastric cancer
tumoral     --low  
is the most frequently methylated and silenced gene yet reported in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
constitutional     --low  
associate with loss by cells epithelial morphology and gain migratory and invasive properties of mesenchymal cells
tumoral       loss of function
in human endometrial carcinoma
tumoral     --other  
is aberrantly methylated in ALL
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene best candidate tumor suppressor gene at 7q31
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerreproductiveuterus
restoration of TESTIN to be a novel therapeutic strategy for endometrial carcinoma
cancerhemopathy 
re-expression of TESTIN has anti-leukaemia effects which point to novel therapeutic opportunities for childhood ALL
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS