[This protein is a cytokine that controls the production, differentiation, and function of granulocytes and macrophages. The active form of the protein is found extracellularly as a homodimer. The gene has been localized to a cluster of related genes at chromosome region 5q31, which is known to be associated with interstitial deletions in the 5q- syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia. (from LocusLink) ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0079460 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Immunologic Factor
Relation/PAR: colony stimulating factor
Relation/CHD: Colony-Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte-Macrophage