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SPARC; Secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich (osteonectin) (5q31.3-q32)
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SPARC; Secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich (osteonectin)

Location: 5q31.3-q32

Aliases: ON, OSN

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  Gene Database Entries for SPARC

OMIM
GeneCard (Weizmann Institute)
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Locus Link (search for SPARC)
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Nomenclature (search for SPARC)

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  • Medline Search: cancer AND gene AND (SPARC[TI] OR ON[TI] OR OSN[TI]) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]
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      SPARC and Cancer

  • Motamed K SPARC (osteonectin/BM-40) [Review] Int J Biochem Cell Biol 1999 Dec;31(12):1363-6    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Porter PL, et al. Distribution of SPARC in normal and neoplastic human tissue. J Histochem Cytochem 1995 Aug;43(8):791-800    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: cancer AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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  •   SPARC Expression in Ovarian Carcinoma

  • Brown TJ, et al. Activation of SPARC expression in reactive stroma associated with human epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 1999 Oct;75(1):25-33    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Mok SC, et al. SPARC, an extracellular matrix protein with tumor-suppressing activity in human ovarian epithelial cells. Oncogene 1996 May 2;12(9):1895-901    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: ovarian cancer AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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  •   SPARC Expression and Prostate Cancer

  • Thomas R, et al. Differential expression of osteonectin/SPARC during human prostate cancer progression. Clin Cancer Res 2000 Mar;6(3):1140-9    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Jacob K, et al. Osteonectin promotes prostate cancer cell migration and invasion: a possible mechanism for metastasis to bone. Cancer Res 1999 Sep 1;59(17):4453-7    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: prostate cancer AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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  •   SPARC Over-expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Le Bail B, et al. Osteonectin/SPARC is overexpressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma J Pathol 1999 Sep;189(1):46-52    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: hepatocellular carcinoma AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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    Hepatocelular Carcinoma Genetics
    Hepatocelular Carcinoma : Clinical and Epidemiological Information

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  •   SPARC Expression in CNS Tumours

  • Golembieski WA, et al. Increased SPARC expression promotes U87 glioblastoma invasion in vitro. Int J Dev Neurosci 1999 Aug-Oct;17(5-6):463-72    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Vajkoczy P, et al. Targeting angiogenesis inhibits tumor infiltration and expression of the pro-invasive protein SPARC. Int J Cancer 2000 Jul 15;87(2):261-8    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Rempel SA, et al. SPARC: a potential diagnostic marker of invasive meningiomas. Clin Cancer Res 1999 Feb;5(2):237-41    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Rempel SA, et al. SPARC: a signal of astrocytic neoplastic transformation and reactive response in human primary and xenograft gliomas. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998 Dec;57(12):1112-21    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: brain tumor AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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  •   SPARC Expression in Melanoma

  • Massi D, et al. Osteonectin expression correlates with clinical outcome in thin cutaneous malignant melanomas. Hum Pathol 1999 Mar;30(3):339-44    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: melanoma AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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  •   SPARC Expression in Esophageal Cancer

  • Porte H, et al. Overexpression of stromelysin-3, BM-40/SPARC, and MET genes in human esophageal carcinoma: implications for prognosis. Clin Cancer Res 1998 Jun;4(6):1375-82    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Medline Search: esophageal cancer AND (sparc OR osteonectin) (PubMed)   Limit search to: [Last Year]  Limit search to: [Last 2 Years]   Limit search to: [Reviews]

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    Esophageal Cancer Genetics
    Esophageal Cancer : Clinical and Epidemiological Information

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