Entrez gene ID | | 7276 |
Official gene symbol | | TTR |
Full name | | transthyretin |
Aliases | | ,HsT2651,PALB,TBPA, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes transthyretin, one of the three prealbumins including alpha-1-antitrypsin, transthyretin and orosomucoid. Transthyretin is a carrier protein; it transports thyroid hormones in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, and also transports retinol (vitamin A) in the plasma. The protein consists of a tetramer of identical subunits. More than 80 different mutations in this gene have been reported; most mutations are related to amyloid deposition, affecting predominantly peripheral nerve and/or the heart, and a small portion of the gene mutations is non-amyloidogenic. The diseases caused by mutations include amyloidotic polyneuropathy, euthyroid hyperthyroxinaemia, amyloidotic vitreous opacities, cardiomyopathy, oculoleptomeningeal amyloidosis, meningocerebrovascular amyloidosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 18 Locus: 18q12.1 |
Gene position | | 29171730 - 29178987 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 7258 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 176300 |
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