Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
BTK
Associated Variants
BTK MUTATION
BTK MUTATION
Associated Disease
Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is clinically characterized by reduced number of peripheral B cells and diminished levels of serum immunoglobulins, and caused by a mutation in the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene, which play a pivotal role in signal transduction of pre-B-cell receptor (BCR) and BCR.
Pubmed
25591849
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
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00244297684872273
Drugs