Entrez gene ID | | 30062 |
Official gene symbol | | RAX |
Full name | | retina and anterior neural fold homeobox |
Aliases | | ,MCOP3,RX, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a homeobox-containing transcription factor that functions in eye development. The gene is expressed early in the eye primordia, and is required for retinal cell fate determination and also regulates stem cell proliferation. Mutations in this gene have been reported in patients with defects in ocular development, including microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma. |
Location | | Chromosome: 18 Locus: 18q21.32 |
Gene position | | 56940625 - 56934267 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 6359 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601881 |
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