PTN, pleiotrophin, 5764

N. diseases: 164; N. variants: 4
Disease: Nervous System Neoplasms ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0027766
Disease: Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms 		0.020 Biomarker group BEFREE Pleiotrophin (PTN) is a heparin-binding growth factor with diverse biological activities, the most studied of these being those related to the nervous system, tumor growth and angiogenesis. 20167557 2009
CUI: C0027766
Disease: Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms 		0.020 AlteredExpression group BEFREE MK was induced in human neurofibromas, schwannomas, and various nervous system tumors associated with NF1 or NF2; midkine showed an expression pattern overlapping but distinct from its homolog pleiotrophin (PTN). 11244508 2001