Gene
DEFA1
defensin alpha 1
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Curated evidence
Clinical evidence (1)
CIViC items involving this gene, grouped by molecular profile and therapy, with native levels and directions. 50 items per page.
- Source
- CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
- Dataset
- CIViC evidence items
- Version
- civic-2026-09-08
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- expert curation
- License
- CC0 1.0
- PMID
- 26261420
- Run
- ING-CIVIC-20260908-000001
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFA1 EXPRESSION1 | ||||||||
| Docetaxel | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID808Blood mRNA levels of DEFA1, DEFA1B and DEFA3 were associated with response to docetaxel treatment in castration resistant prostate cancer. The discovery cohort consisted of 6 patients, results were va… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26261420 · Kohli et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
Cohorts
Alteration frequency by cohort (0)
Frequency = cases affected / cases profiled within one cohort. Cohorts are never pooled.
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Literature
Linked publications (1)
25 per page, newest first.
- Source
- PubMed (NLM)
- Dataset
- PubMed E-utilities
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
· Onco Targets Ther · 2015 · PMID 26261420 · validated civic_curation pubmed