Sodium-dependent phosphate transport protein 2B (NaPi2b) is a
protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SLC34A2''
gene.
Clinical significance
Sodium-dependent phosphate transport protein 2b (NaPi2b) is a
tumor-associated antigen
Tumor antigen is an antigenic substance produced in tumor Cell (biology), cells, i.e., it triggers an immune response in the Host (biology), host. Tumor antigens are useful tumor markers in identifying tumor cells with diagnostic tests and are po ...
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Solute carrier family
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare, inherited disorder of lung phosphate balance that is associated with small stone formation in the airspaces of the lung. Mutations in the gene '' SLC34A2'' result in loss of a key sodium, phospha ...
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Solute carrier family
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