The job of the pancreas is to produce insulin which is a hormone, it also produces other substances. It also has a big part in the digestion of proteins. Cancer of the pancreas makes it not function properly, enabling it to produce sufficent amounts of the substances and hormone.
The full name of the gene associated with pancreatic cancer is Smad family member 4. The gene ID is 4089.
The gene encodes a member of the Smad Family which signals transduction proteins. Mutations or deletions in this gene have been shown to result in pancreatic cancer.
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