CYLD gene

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CYLD gene
TermCYLD gene
Short definitionCYLD gene - gene that produces a protein involved in controlling cell growth, cell division, and a type of cell death called apoptosis. Mutations (changes) in theCYLgene can cause cells to grow and divide too quickly or out of control. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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CYLD gene - gene that produces a protein involved in controlling cell growth, cell division, and a type of cell death called apoptosis. Mutations (changes) in theCYLgene can cause cells to grow and divide too quickly or out of control. This can cause abnormal cells, including cancer cells, to grow. CYLGene mutations have been found in an inherited disease called Brooke-Spiegler syndrome and in some types of cancer, including multiple myeloma and cancers of the kidney, liver, uterus and colon. theCYLGene is a type of tumor suppressor gene

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