Symbol
| SOX8
| contributors: mct - updated : 02-10-2019
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HGNC name
| SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 8
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HGNC id
| 11203
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corresponding disease(s)
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ATR16
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Other morbid association(s)
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Type | Gene Modification | Chromosome rearrangement | Protein expression | Protein Function
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tumoral
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| --over
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in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) | tumoral
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| --over
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high expression of SOX8 usually has a poor independent prognostic factor for Colorectal cancer | |
Variant & Polymorphism
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Candidate gene
| for mental retardation in ATR16 patients with 16p microdeletion |
Marker
| early glial marker that may provide more detailed insight into the cellular makeup and consequent behaviour of medulloblastomas |
Therapy target
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System | Type | Disorder | Pubmed |
cancer | reproductive | breast | |
ZEB1-SOX8 regulatory axis could be a promising therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) |
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| phenotypes in adult Sox8-deficient mice include mild osteopenia, late-onset male infertility, and reduced weight |