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Gene information for MAGEL2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID54551
Official gene symbolMAGEL2
Full nameMAGE-like 2
Aliases,NDNL1,nM15,
Gene summaryPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is caused by the loss of expression of imprinted genes in chromosome 15q11-q13 region. Affected individuals exhibit neonatal hypotonia, developmental delay, and childhood-onset obesity. Necdin (NDN), a gene involved in the terminal differentiation of neurons, localizes to this region of the genome and has been implicated as one of the genes responsible for the etiology of PWS. This gene is structurally similar to NDN, is also localized to the PWS chromosomal region, and is paternally imprinted, suggesting a possible role for it in PWS. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q11-q12
Gene position23892993 - 23888696  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size4298 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605283