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Gene information for ALPP (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID250
Official gene symbolALPP
Full namealkaline phosphatase, placental (Regan isozyme)
Aliases,ALP,FLJ61142,PALP,PLAP,
Gene summaryThere are at least four distinct but related alkaline phosphatases: intestinal, placental, placental-like, and liver/bone/kidney (tissue non-specific). The first three are located together on chromosome 2 while the tissue non-specific form is located on chromosome 1. The product of this gene is a membrane bound glycosylated enzyme, also referred to as the heat stable form, that is expressed primarily in the placenta although it is closely related to the intestinal form of the enzyme as well as to the placental-like form. The coding sequence for this form of alkaline phosphatase is unique in that the 3' untranslated region contains multiple copies of an Alu family repeat. In addition, this gene is polymorphic and three common alleles (type 1, type 2 and type 3) for this form of alkaline phosphatase have been well characterized. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2q37
Gene position233243348 - 233247599  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size4252 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID171800