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CALCA gene

Known as: CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE, CGRP, CALCITONIN 
This gene is involved in the regulation of bone incorporation and blood calcium and phosphate levels.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Distinctive DNA methylation patterns of cell-free plasma DNA in women with malignant ovarian tumors.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Multiple gene methylation of nonsmall cell lung cancers evaluated with 3‐dimensional microarray
Aberrant DNA methylation of the CpG islands for cancer‐related genes is among the earliest and most frequent alterations in… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in sporadic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid: A retrospective study of 109 consecutive patients
Because of the rarity of medullary thyroid carcinoma, adequate information for determination of the prognostic characteristics… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Stabilization of DNA methyltransferase levels and CpG island hypermethylation precede SV40-induced immortalization of human fibroblasts.
De novo methylation of normally unmethylated CpG islands and increased expression of DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase (DNA… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Regulatory peptides in the thyroid gland--a review on their localization and function.
It has been demonstrated that nerve fibres storing immunoreactivity of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, peptide histidine iso… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Identification and measurement of calcitonin precursors in serum of patients with malignant diseases.
Previous studies have suggested that molecular species larger than the mature calcitonin (CT) are produced by tumors of different… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effects of peptides from the calcitonin genes on bone and bone cells.
The calcitonin-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) gene complex encodes a family of novel peptides--calcitonin, CGRP and… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A direct action of human calcitonin gene-related peptide on isolated osteoclasts.
The calcitonin gene encodes a small family of peptides: calcitonin, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and katacalcin… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Human calcitonin gene related peptide: a potent endogenous vasodilator in man.
In addition to calcitonin and katacalcin, it is now known that the human calcitonin gene encodes a novel peptide called… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
KATACALCIN: A NEW PLASMA CALCIUM-LOWERING HORMONE
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