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Gene information for TCHH (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7062
Official gene symbolTCHH
Full nametrichohyalin
Aliases,MGC157889,MGC157890,THH,THL,TRHY,
Gene summaryTrichohyalin confers mechanical strength to the hair follicle inner root sheath and to other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue, by forming multiple complex crosslinks with itself and with other structural proteins (Steinert et al., 2003 [PubMed 12853460]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q21.3
Gene position152086556 - 152078793  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size7764 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID190370