EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor, 1956

N. diseases: 1394; N. variants: 183
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1319018
Disease: Asthmatic bronchitis
Asthmatic bronchitis
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Two major families of receptor tyrosine kinases, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) families, have received a great deal of attention as potential therapeutic targets for pulmonary diseases, as these receptors have been shown to play key roles in chronic tissue remodeling in asthma, bronchitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. 16900664 2006