"Chromogranins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of acidic proteins that are major components of SECRETORY GRANULES in the endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. They play important roles in the aggregation, packaging, sorting, and processing of secretory protein prior to secretion. They are cleaved to release biologically active peptides. There are various types of granins, usually classified by their sources.
| Descriptor ID |
D002864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.631.199 D12.776.811.185
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromogranins" by people in Profiles.
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Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism. Lancet. 2015 Mar 21; 385(9973):1123.
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Disseminated neuroendocrine carcinoma in a pediatric patient: a rare case and diagnostic challenge. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Apr; 34(3):200-3.
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Complex haplotype structure of the human GNAS gene identifies a recombination hotspot centred on a single nucleotide polymorphism widely used in association studies. Pharmacogenetics. 2004 Nov; 14(11):741-7.