perinatal. relating to the period shortly before and after birth; the actual time varies between species. The last 10 to 15% of the pregnancy before parturition to the end of a comparable period after birth would cover present usage of the term. perinatal mortality. the percentage of animals in the danger period which die, as a ratio of the total number exposed.
Normal Gene Tumor Suppressor Gene Is nicknamed the Guardian of the Genome.. Can arrest the cell cycle, trigger apoptosis or senescence, and repair DNA. Chromosome 17 Cell Survival Produces a protein called tumor protein p53, which regulates cell division.
Normal Function. From NCBI Gene: The protein encoded by this gene is a zinc finger transcription factor and contains an N-terminal POZ domain. This protein acts as a sequence-specific repressor of transcription, and has been shown to modulate the transcription of STAT-dependent IL-4 responses of B cells.