Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
STAT3
Associated Variants
STAT3 MUTATION
STAT3 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Prostate cancer is frequently associated with elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), which exerts its oncogenic effects through activation of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) followed by activation of the transcription factor STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3).
Pubmed
25243457
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
3
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0154721867085773
Drugs