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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Epididymal Secretory Proteins > WAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2

Preferred term

WAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Epididymal Secretory Protein E4
  • Protein, WFDC2
  • WFDC2 Protein

Scope note

  • A secreted 25-kDa glycoprotein member of the Whey-acidic-protein (WAP) four-disulfide core (WFDC) domain family with tissue specific expression in the EPIDIDYMIS. It is also expressed in a limited number of other organs which include female reproductive tract, breast tissue, kidney, regions of the respiratory tract and nasopharynx. The protein is a biomarker for epithelial ovarian cancer.

History note

  • 2020

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081102

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