glial fibrillary acidic protein


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glial fibrillary acidic protein

[MIM*137780]
a cytoskeletal protein of 51 kD found in fibrillary astrocytes; stains for this protein are frequently used to assist in the differential diagnosis of neurologic lesions.
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GFAP

A gene on chromosome 17q21 that encodes a major class-III intermediate filament protein of mature astrocytes, which serves as a marker (in histopathology) to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells, both during development and in tumour diagnostics.

Molecular pathology
Defects in GFAP are linked to Alexander disease.
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gli·al fib·ril·la·ry a·cid·ic pro·tein

(glī'ăl fib'ri-lar-ē ă-sid'ik prō'tēn)
A cytoskeletal protein of 51 kD found in fibrous astrocytes; stains for this protein are frequently used to assist in the differential diagnosis of neurologic lesions.
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glial fibrillary acidic protein

Abbreviation: GFAP
An intermediate filament found only in astrocytes and astroglial cells. It forms part of the skeletal structure of neurons. Abnormalities in GFAP are found in a variety of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and some brain tumors.
See also: protein
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Serum levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein correlate to tumour volume of high-grade gliomas.
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