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Gene information for CYGB (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID114757
Official gene symbolCYGB
Full namecytoglobin
Aliases,HGB,STAP,
Gene summaryCytoglobin is a ubiquitously expressed hexacoordinate hemoglobin that may facilitate diffusion of oxygen through tissues, scavenge nitric oxide or other reactive oxygen species, or serve a protective function during oxidative stress (Trent and Hargrove, 2002 [PubMed 11893755]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17q25.3
Gene position74533782 - 74523440  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size10343 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608759