Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PTGS2
Associated Variants
PTGS2 MUTATION
PTGS2 MUTATION
Associated Disease
colorectal carcinoma
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
These findings indicate that miR-21 is a component of the COX-2 inflammation pathway and that this pathway promotes worsening of disease stage in colorectal cancer by inducing accumulation of PGE2 and increasing expression of miR-21 with consequent downregulation of the tumour suppressor gene PDCD4.
Pubmed
25310697
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_3/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
3
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
6
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0513025138231773
Drugs