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Structure and organization of the human TRKA gene encoding a high affinity receptor for nerve growth factor.
The Japanese journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1997
Indo Y, Mardy S, Tsuruta M, Karim M A, Matsuda I
Abstract excerpt
Nerve growth factor (NGF) induces neurite outgrowth and promotes survival of embryonic sensory and sympathetic neurons. TRKA, a receptor tyrosine kinase cloned from a human colon cancer was later found to be expressed in the nervous system and phosphorylated in response to NGF. Somatic rearrangement(s) of the TRKA gene (also designated NTRK1) are responsible for formation of some oncogenes. Genetic defects in...
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