HOXB13

Homeobox protein Hox-B13 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXB13 is_associated_with::gene.

Men who inherit a rare (<0.1% in a selected group of patients without clinical signs of prostate cancer) genetic variant in HOXB13 (G84E or rs138213197) have a 10-20-fold increased risk of prostate cancer.