Entrez gene ID | | 2670 |
Official gene symbol | | GFAP |
Full name | | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
Aliases | | ,FLJ45472, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes one of the major intermediate filament proteins of mature astrocytes. It is used as a marker to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells during development. Mutations in this gene cause Alexander disease, a rare disorder of astrocytes in the central nervous system. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q21 |
Gene position | | 42992914 - 42982993 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9922 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 137780 |