CPA4, carboxypeptidase A4, 51200

N. diseases: 49; N. variants: 5
Disease: Eosinophilic esophagitis ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0341106
Disease: Eosinophilic esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Herein we have identified local mastocytosis and mast cell degranulation in the esophagi of patients with EE; identified an esophageal mast cell-associated transcriptome that is significantly divergent from the eosinophil-associated transcriptome, with carboxypeptidase A3 mRNA levels serving as the best mast cell surrogate marker; and provided evidence for the involvement of KIT ligand in the pathogenesis of EE. 20538331 2010