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Gene description for DEFA1 | |
| Gene name | defensin alpha 1 |
| Gene symbol | DEFA1 |
| Other names/aliases | DEF1 DEFA2 HNP-1 HP-1 HP1 MRS |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
Database cross references - DEFA1 | |
| Vesiclepedia | VP_1667 |
| EV Quant | EVQuant_1667 |
| ExoCarta | ExoCarta_1667 |
| Entrez Gene | 1667 |
| HGNC | 2761 |
| MIM | 125220 |
DEFA1 identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type | |
| Sample | Vesicle type | ||
| 1 | Bovine milk | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 2 | Breast milk | Extracellular vesicles Exosomes |
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| 3 | Endothelial cells | Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 4 | Epithelial cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 5 | Glioblastoma cells | Microvesicles | Show Studies |
| 6 | Melanoma cells | Microvesicles | Show Studies |
| 7 | Mesenchymal stem cells | Exosomes Microvesicles |
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| 8 | Pancreatic cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 9 | Pancreatic duct epithelial cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 10 | Plasma | Microparticles | Show Studies |
| 11 | Saliva | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 12 | Urine | Exosomes Microparticles Exosomes/Membrane vesicles Exosomes/Microvesicles Extracellular vesicles |
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Gene description for DEFA1