Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
STAT3
Associated Variants
STAT3 MUTATION
STAT3 MUTATION
Associated Disease
prostate carcinoma
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
0.0157436285806576
Drugs