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Gene information for ASPA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID443
Official gene symbolASPA
Full nameaspartoacylase (Canavan disease)
Aliases,ACY2,ASP,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of N-acetyl_L-aspartic acid (NAA) to aspartate and acetate. NAA is abundant in the brain where hydrolysis by aspartoacylase is thought to help maintain white matter. This protein is an NAA scavenger in other tissues. Mutations in this gene cause Canavan disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17pter-p13
Gene position3377404 - 3402700  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size25297 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608034