Entrez gene ID | | 8687 |
Official gene symbol | | KRT38 |
Full name | | keratin 38 |
Aliases | | ,HA8,KRTHA8,hHa8, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q12-q21 |
Gene position | | 39597596 - 39592621 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 4976 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 604542 |
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