cadherin 3, type 1, P-cadherin (placental)|This gene is a classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily. The encoded protein is a calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoprotein comprised of five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. This gene is located in a six-cadherin cluster in a region on the long arm of chromosome 16 that is involved in loss of heterozygosity events in breast and prostate cancer. In addition, aberrant expression of this protein is observed in cervical adenocarcinomas. Mutations in this gene have been associated with congential hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 1001)
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15 genes co-occuring with the biological term cdh3 in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
