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Symbol TPM3 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 30-05-2018
HGNC name tropomyosin 3
HGNC id 12012
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) NEM1 , CFTD3
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral fusion      
fusion with NTRK1 in papillary thyroid carcinoma, with ALK in anaplastic large cell lymphoma
tumoral fusion      
with PDGFRB in chronic eosinophilic leukemia (Rosati 2006)
tumoral     --over  
may be important in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) invasion and metastasis (pMID: 28138712)
constitutional   deletion    
cause a hypercontractile congenital muscle stiffness phenotype
tumoral fusion      
TPM3-ALK fusion gene, is the main causes of Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT)
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
  • serum anti-TPM3, anti-TMOD3, anti-STOML2 could be new markers for the early diagnosis of endometriosis
  • Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    neuromuscularmyopathycongenital
    administration of troponin activators may constitute a promising therapeutic approach to minimize generalized skeletal muscle weakness in Nemaline myopathy
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
    Tm slow (Met 9Arg) mice