PAX8 Transcription Factor
"PAX8 Transcription Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A paired box transcription factor that functions in the development of THYROCYTES and the control of thyroid-specific gene expression. Mutations in the PAX8 gene are associated with THYROID DYSGENESIS and THYROID NEOPLASMS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.645.906 D12.776.930.700.906
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| Concept/Terms |
PAX8 Transcription Factor- PAX8 Transcription Factor
- Transcription Factor, PAX8
- Paired-Box Protein, PAX8
- PAX8 Paired-Box Protein
- Paired Box Protein, PAX8
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Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma-like thyroid carcinoma: A novel clinicopathologic entity possibly associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. Endocr J. 2017 Sep 30; 64(9):843-850.