Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
KIT
Associated Variants
KIT MUTATION
KIT MUTATION
Associated Disease
Tumor Progression
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Here, we used NB tumor-initiating cells to reconstitute NB development and demonstrated that c-KIT(+) cells are de novo generated and dynamically maintained within the tumors to sustain tumor progression. c-KIT(+) NB cells express higher levels of neural crest and stem cell markers (SLUG, SOX2 and NANOG) and are endowed with high clonogenic capacity, differentiation plasticity and are refractory to drugs.
Pubmed
24632619
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
2
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00380018620912425
Drugs