Recent studies have shown that CDH13 is a tumor suppressor gene.Moreover, CDH13 plays an important role in cell-cell interaction, signal transduction and cell growth regulation.

• 近来的研究表明,CDH13是一个抑癌基因,此外,它在细胞粘附、信号转导及细胞生长调节等方面也发挥着重要作用。