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CRYSTALLINS, ALPHA B CHAIN
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Descriptor
English
:
alpha-Crystallin B Chain
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cadena B de alfa-Cristalina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cadeia B de alfa-Cristalina
Synonyms
English
:
alpha B-Crystallin
Crystallins, alpha B Chain
Tree Number:
D12.776.306.366.100.300
D12.776.580.157.300
Definition
English
:
One of the alpha crystallin subunits. In addition to being expressed in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE),
alpha-crystallin B chain
has been found in a variety of
tissues
such as
HEART
;
BRAIN
; MUSCLE; and
KIDNEY
. Accumulation of the protein in the
brain
is associated with
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
such as
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME
and
ALEXANDER DISEASE.
History Note
English
:
2003; for ALPHA B-CRYSTALLIN use CRYSTALLINS 1998-2002
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standards
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urine
Record Number:
37441
Unique Identifier:
D038203
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