Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
CASP8
Associated Variants
CASP8 MUTATION
CASP8 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Geographic Atrophy
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Coupled with our observation of increased Caspase-8 expression in the RPE of human eyes with geographic atrophy, our findings provide a rationale for targeting this apoptotic pathway in this disease.
Pubmed
25349431
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_3/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
3
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
6
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Drugs