| Dataset | HPO Gene-Disease Associations |
| Category | disease or phenotype associations |
| Type | phenotype |
| Description | Calcitonin is a 32-amino acid polypeptide hormone that is produced primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid. It acts to reduce blood calcium (Ca2+), opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone. (Human Phenotype Ontology, HP_0003528) |
| External Link | http://compbio.charite.de/hpoweb/showterm?id=HP:0003528 |
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1 genes associated with the elevated calcitonin phenotype by mapping known disease genes to disease phenotypes from the HPO Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| RET | ret proto-oncogene |
