Definition
A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.
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Beta-Endorphin Interacts with Diseases
| Disease | Inference Score | References/Inference Genes |
| Kidney Neoplasms | 12.8 |
References/Inference Genes
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| Brain Ischemia | 11.83 |
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| Pneumonia, Pneumococcal | 11.77 |
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| Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Neuronal, 6 | 11.51 |
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| Radiation Injuries, Experimental | 11.09 |
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| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 10.47 |
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| Cardiomyopathies | 10.42 |
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| Hepatitis, Autoimmune | 10.28 |
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| Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell | 10.07 |
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| Neoplasm Metastasis | 9.91 |
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| Gliosis | 9.61 |
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| Substance Withdrawal Syndrome | 9.6 |
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| Cocaine dependence | 9.55 | |
| Lung Neoplasms | 9.09 | |
| Head and Neck Neoplasms | 8.94 |
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| Infertility, Female | 8.69 |
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| Psoriasis | 8.02 |
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| Sepsis | 7.86 |
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| Hypertrophy | 7.8 |
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| Anorexia | 7.51 |
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