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Gene description for EPCAM | |
| Gene name | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| Gene symbol | EPCAM |
| Other names/aliases | Ber-Ep4 BerEp4 DIAR5 EGP-2 EGP314 EGP40 ESA HNPCC8 KS1/4 KSA LYNCH8 M4S1 MIC18 MK-1 MOC-31 TACSTD1 TROP1 |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
Database cross references - EPCAM | |
| Vesiclepedia | VP_4072 |
| EV Quant | EVQuant_4072 |
| ExoCarta | ExoCarta_4072 |
| Entrez Gene | 4072 |
| HGNC | 11529 |
| MIM | 185535 |
EPCAM identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type | |
| Sample | Vesicle type | ||
| 1 | Ascites | Exosomes Microvesicles |
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| 2 | Ascitic fluid | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 3 | Brain cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 4 | Breast cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles Exosomes |
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| 5 | Breast milk | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 6 | Cholangiocarcinoma cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 7 | Colon cancer cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 8 | Colorectal cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles Exosomes Small extracellular vesicles Exomeres Supermeres Non-vesicular nanoparticles Microvesicles Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles/Microvesicles Exosomes/Membrane vesicles Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles/Microvesicles/Ectosomes |
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| 9 | Epidermoid cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 10 | Epithelial cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 11 | Faeces | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 12 | Gastric cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles Small extracellular vesicles |
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| 13 | Glioma cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 14 | Kidney cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 15 | Kidney cells | Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 16 | Leukemia cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 17 | Liver cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 18 | Lung cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 19 | Malignant pleural effusions | Exosomes Exosomes/Microvesicles/Ectosomes/Microparticles |
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| 20 | Mammary epithelial cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 21 | Oral cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 22 | Ovarian cancer cells | Exosomes Extracellular vesicles |
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| 23 | Pancreatic cancer cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 24 | Pancreatic duct epithelial cells | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 25 | Plasma | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 26 | Prostate cancer cells | Exosomes Extracellular vesicles |
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| 27 | Prostate epithelial cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 28 | Saliva | Extracellular vesicles | Show Studies |
| 29 | Serum | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 30 | Squamous carcinoma cells | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 31 | Thymus | Exosomes | Show Studies |
| 32 | Urine | Exosomes Exosomes/Membrane vesicles |
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Gene description for EPCAM