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FLASH GENE
Symbol FLT4 contributors: mct - updated : 14-10-2014
HGNC name fms-related tyrosine kinase 4
HGNC id 3767
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) HLMN1 , PCLD
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional somatic mutation      
in juvenile hemangioma
tumoral     --over  
in prostate cancer cells (increases the risk of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy)
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerangiogenesis 
blocking EFNB2 signaling in tumours might represent an intriguing strategy to interfere simultaneously with both KDR and FLT4 function that could be used as an alternative or combinatorial anti-angiogenic treatment for tumour therapy
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS