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FLASH GENE
Symbol CSTB contributors: mct - updated : 10-09-2010
HGNC name cystatin B (stefin B)
HGNC id 2482
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) EPM1
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in lung tumors
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker may be useful as a novel predictive biomarker in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (Feldman 2009)
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
mice lacking cystatin B develop myoclonic seizures and ataxia