Selected-GenAtlas references SOURCE GeneCards NCBI Gene Swiss-Prot Ensembl
HGNC UniGene Nucleotide OMIM UCSC
Home Page
FLASH GENE
Symbol DEC1 contributors: mct - updated : 11-12-2010
HGNC name deleted in esophageal cancer 1
HGNC id 23658
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --low  
significantly reduced in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
tumoral     --low  
and tends to contribute to the migration ability of Head and Neck Squamous cell lines
Susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Variant & Polymorphism other functional DEC1 promoter polymorphism -249T>C reduces risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS