Gene: CALCB

Alternate names for this Gene: CALC2|CGRP-II|CGRP2

Gene Summary:

Gene is located in Chromosome: 11

Location in Chromosome : 11p15.2

Description of this Gene: calcitonin related polypeptide beta

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs12293535 in CALCB gene and Diverticular Diseases PMID 30177863 2018 Genome-wide association analyses identify 39 new susceptibility loci for diverticular disease.

rs1945615 in CALCB gene and Diverticulitis PMID 28585551 2017 Sequence variants in ARHGAP15, COLQ and FAM155A associate with diverticular disease and diverticulitis.

rs6486219 in CALCB gene and Malignant neoplasm of breast PMID 20852631 2010 A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population.