"Genes, bcl-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				The B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2 genes, responsible for blocking apoptosis in normal cells, and associated with follicular lymphoma when overexpressed. Overexpression results from the t(14;18) translocation. The human c-bcl-2 gene is located at 18q24 on the long arm of chromosome 18.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D019254
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							 G05.360.340.024.340.375.500.791.150 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Genes, bcl-2- Genes, bcl-2
 - Genes, bcl 2
 - bcl-2 Genes
 - Gene, bcl-2
 - bcl 2 Genes
 - bcl-2 Gene
 
  c-bcl-2 Genes- c-bcl-2 Genes
 - Gene, c-bcl-2
 - Genes, c-bcl-2
 - c bcl 2 Genes
 - c-bcl-2 Gene
 - c-bcl-2 Proto-Oncogenes
 - Proto-Oncogene, c-bcl-2
 - Proto-Oncogenes, c-bcl-2
 - c bcl 2 Proto Oncogenes
 - c-bcl-2 Proto-Oncogene
 
  
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Genes, bcl-2" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Dysregulation of Reg gene expression occurs early in gastrointestinal tumorigenesis and regulates anti-apoptotic genes. Cancer Biol Ther. 2006 Dec; 5(12):1714-20.
															
								 
							
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Early lymphoid progenitors in mouse and man are highly sensitive to glucocorticoids. Int Immunol. 2005 May; 17(5):501-11.
															
								 
							
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Stronger correlation of bcl-3 than bcl-2, bcl-xL, costimulation, or antioxidants with adjuvant-induced T cell survival. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 Dec; 975:114-31.