Entrez gene ID | | 6715 |
Official gene symbol | | SRD5A1 |
Full name | | steroid-5-alpha-reductase, alpha polypeptide 1 (3-oxo-5 alpha-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase alpha 1) |
Aliases | | ,S5AR 1, |
Gene summary | | Steroid 5-alpha-reductase (EC 1.3.99.5) catalyzes the conversion of testosterone into the more potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Also see SRD5A2 (MIM 607306).[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5p15 |
Gene position | | 6633500 - 6669675 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 36176 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 184753 |