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Gene Symbol ERG
Synonyms erg-3 | LMPHM14 | p55
Gene Description ERG, ETS transcription factor ERG, encodes for a transcription factor that is a member of the ETS family and plays a role in developmental processes, apoptosis, cell proliferation, angiogenesis and differentiation in endothelial and hematopoietic cells (PMID: 22279422). Fusions of TMPRSS2-ERG are common in prostate cancer (PMID: 22279422, PMID: 28849022) and an ELF4-ERG has been identified in acute myeloid leukemia (PMID: 16303180).
NCBI Gene ID Chromosome Map Location Canonical Transcript Gene Role
2078 21 21q22.2 NM_001136154 Oncogene (PMID: 30606230)
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