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Gene information for ACAN (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID176
Official gene symbolACAN
Full nameaggrecan
Aliases,AGC1,AGCAN,CSPG1,CSPGCP,MSK16,SEDK,
Gene summaryThis gene is a member of the aggrecan/versican proteoglycan family. The encoded protein is an integral part of the extracellular matrix in cartilagenous tissue and it withstands compression in cartilage. Mutations in this gene may be involved in skeletal dysplasia and spinal degeneration. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been observed in this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q26.1
Gene position89346674 - 89418585  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size71912 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID155760