Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
VEGFA
Associated Variants
VEGFA MUTATION
VEGFA MUTATION
Associated Disease
Kaposi sarcoma
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Repression of Bcr correlated with the activation of a protein previously shown to cause KS-like lesions in mice (Rac1), an increase in KS-associated phenotypes (tube formation in endothelial cells and vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] synthesis), and modification of the life cycle of the virus (lytic replication).
Pubmed
25631082
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
IMPORTANCE
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
15
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,GAD
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00535289257148537
Drugs