Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
IL6
Associated Variants
IL6 MUTATION
IL6 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
IL-6 can convert non-ALDH(high) cells to ALDH(high) cells in prostate cancer cell line as well as from cells derived from human prostate tumors, the conversion mediated by IL-6 was abrogated in the presence of STAT3 inhibitor or upon STAT3 knockdown.
Pubmed
25261365
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_2/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
6
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,GAD
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0508145069940506
Drugs