OMIM :  179617

GENECARD : RAD51

CGAP : 343807

• HsRad51
• RAD51 (S. cerevisiae) homolog A (E coli RecA homolog)
• recombination protein A
• RAD51 (S. cerevisiae) homolog (E coli RecA homolog)
• RAD51A
• RECA

Phenotype

Rad51 expression contribute to the malignant phenotype of pancreatic cancer. Maacke H, Jost K, Opitz S, Miska S, Yuan Y, Hasselbach L, Luttges J, Kalthoff H, Sturzbecher HW.

Gene Frequency Normal

The product of the rad51 gene mediates DNA repair via homologous recombination. DNA repair and recombination factor Rad51 is over-expressed in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Maacke H, Jost K, Opitz S, Miska S, Yuan Y, Hasselbach L, Luttges J, Kalthoff H, Sturzbecher HW.