paired box 7|This gene is a member of the paired box (PAX) family of transcription factors. Members of this gene family typically contain a paired box domain, an octapeptide, and a paired-type homeodomain. These genes play critical roles during fetal development and cancer growth. The specific function of the paired box 7 gene is unknown but speculated to involve tumor suppression since fusion of this gene with a forkhead domain family member has been associated with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2008] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 5081)
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15 genes co-occuring with the biological term pax7 in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
