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Gene Symbol EPHA8
Synonyms EEK | EK3 | HEK3
Gene Description EPHA8, ephrin type-A receptor 8, is a receptor kinase that binds ephrin-A ligands and plays a role in cell adhesion, cell migration, and nuerite outgrowth (PMID: 26989075). Overexpression of Eph8 has been correlated with poor prognosis in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (PMID: 30300334) and epithelial ovarian cancer (PMID: 26989075).
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