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Gene information for ELOVL6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID79071
Official gene symbolELOVL6
Full nameELOVL family member 6, elongation of long chain fatty acids (FEN1/Elo2, SUR4/Elo3-like, yeast)
Aliases,FACE,FAE,FLJ23378,LCE,MGC5487,
Gene summaryFatty acid elongases (EC 6.2.1.3), such as ELOVL6, use malonyl-CoA as a 2-carbon donor in the first and rate-limiting step of fatty acid elongation (Moon et al., 2001 [PubMed 11567032]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 4   Locus: 4q25
Gene position111119820 - 110970229  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size149592 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611546