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Symbol VCAN contributors: shn - updated : 04-03-2019
HGNC name versican
HGNC id 2464
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) WGN1
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
overexpressed in medulloblastomas, gliomas, schwannomas, neurofibromas mennigiomas
constitutional somatic mutation      
Wagner disease and erosive vitreoretinopathy (ERVR) are caused by mRNA isoform balance shifts. Representing a novel disease mechanism.
constitutional       loss of function
loss of the Hyaluronan (HA)-binding ability of versican followed by HA exclusion may be responsible for the pathological and phenotypical changes observed in solar elastosis
tumoral     --over  
overexpressed in cutaneous melanomas as well as in premalignant lesions, contributes to melanoma progression, favoring the detachment of cells and the metastatic dissemination
tumoral     --over  
in cervical carcinoma (expression can serve as an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with cervical cancer)
tumoral     --over  
in colon cancer and increased expression of VCAN was associated with the progression of colon cancer
constitutional     --low  
in patients with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome)
tumoral     --over  
in leiomyosarcoma
Susceptibility to intracranial aneurysms
Variant & Polymorphism SNP increasing the risk of intracranial aneurysms
Candidate gene
Marker
  • may be as biomarker for identification of the pathological grade of colon cancer
  • has biomarker potential for renal cell cancer
  • Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerurinary 
    has therapeutic potential for renal cell cancer
    cancermuscle 
    role for using VCAN as a point of control in the management and treatment of leiomyosarcoma
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS