DEC1

50514n/aENSG00000173077n/aQ9P2X7n/aNM_017418n/aNP_059114n/aDeleted in esophageal cancer 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEC1 gene. Deleted in esophageal cancer 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEC1 gene. The function of this gene is not known. This gene is located in a region commonly deleted in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. Gene expression is reduced or absent in these carcinomas, associated with lymph node metastasis, and thus this is a candidate tumor suppressor gene for esophageal squamous cell carcinomas.