VCAN, versican, 1462

N. diseases: 205; N. variants: 16
Disease: Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0013264
Disease: Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE We propose that versican is a novel and relevant target gene in DMD, given its suppression by glucocorticoids and that in excess it impairs myoblast fusion, a process key for muscle regeneration. 29211034 2017