"Chromogranin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of chromogranin which was first isolated from CHROMAFFIN CELLS of the ADRENAL MEDULLA but is also found in other tissues and in many species including human, bovine, rat, mouse, and others. It is an acidic protein with 431 to 445 amino acid residues. It contains fragments that inhibit vasoconstriction or release of hormones and neurotransmitter, while other fragments exert antimicrobial actions.
| Descriptor ID |
D053379
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.631.199.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Chromogranin A- Chromogranin A
- Parathyroid Secretory Protein
- Secretory Protein, Parathyroid
- CHGA Protein
- Secretory Protein I, Parathyroid Gland
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromogranin A" by people in Profiles.
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Thymic neuroendocrine tumors (paraganglioma and carcinoid tumors): a comparative immunohistochemical study of 46 cases. Hum Pathol. 2014 Dec; 45(12):2463-70.
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Invasive mammary carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: histological features and diagnostic challenges. Histopathology. 2011 Jul; 59(1):106-15.
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[TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion in metastatic prostate cancers: a study of fine needle aspiration specimens]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2011 Jun; 40(6):392-6.
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Correlation of chromogranin A levels and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy findings in the evaluation of metastases in carcinoid tumors. Ann Nucl Med. 2008 May; 22(4):237-43.
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Elevated plasma chromogranin A levels attributable to assay interference: a source of diagnostic confusion. Endocr Pract. 2006 Jul-Aug; 12(4):476-7.
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Brain virus burden and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase expression during lentiviral infection of rhesus monkey are concomitantly lowered by 6-chloro-2',3'-dideoxyguanosine. Eur J Neurosci. 2004 Jun; 19(11):2997-3005.
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Processing of chromogranin A by plasmin provides a novel mechanism for regulating catecholamine secretion. J Clin Invest. 2000 Oct; 106(7):907-15.
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Elevated plasma chromogranin-A concentrations in prostatic carcinoma. J Urol. 1991 Aug; 146(2):358-61.
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A clinicopathologic study of three carcinoid tumors metastatic to the orbit. Immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and DNA flow cytometric studies. Ophthalmology. 1990 Feb; 97(2):257-64.