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KIR2DL4 killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 4 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3805, updated on 2-Nov-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
KIR2DL4provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 4provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6332
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000189013 MIM:604945; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6332
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
G9P; CD158D; KIR103; KIR-2DL4; KIR103AS; KIR-103AS
Summary
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are transmembrane glycoproteins expressed by natural killer cells and subsets of T cells. The KIR genes are polymorphic and highly homologous and they are found in a cluster on chromosome 19q13.4 within the 1 Mb leukocyte receptor complex (LRC). The gene content of the KIR gene cluster varies among haplotypes, although several "framework" genes are found in all haplotypes (KIR3DL3, KIR3DP1, KIR3DL4, KIR3DL2). The KIR proteins are classified by the number of extracellular immunoglobulin domains (2D or 3D) and by whether they have a long (L) or short (S) cytoplasmic domain. KIR proteins with the long cytoplasmic domain transduce inhibitory signals upon ligand binding via an immune tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM), while KIR proteins with the short cytoplasmic domain lack the ITIM motif and instead associate with the TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein to transduce activating signals. The ligands for several KIR proteins are subsets of HLA class I molecules; thus, KIR proteins are thought to play an important role in regulation of the immune response. This gene is one of the "framework" loci that is present on all haplotypes. Alternate alleles of this gene are represented on multiple alternate reference loci (ALT_REF_LOCs). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, some of which may not be annotated on the primary reference assembly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]
Expression
Biased expression in spleen (RPKM 1.3), endometrium (RPKM 0.5) and 12 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
19q13.42
Exon count:
8
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 19 NC_000019.10 (54803610..54814517)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 19 NC_060943.1 (57897871..57908821)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 19 NC_000019.9 (55315065..55325972)

Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101928804 Neighboring gene killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 1 Neighboring gene killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, three Ig domains pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, three Ig domains and long cytoplasmic tail 1 Neighboring gene killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor, two Ig domains and short cytoplasmic tail 4 (gene/pseudogene)

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The elucidation of KIR2DL4 gene polymorphism. Schellekens J, et al. Mol Immunol, 2008 Apr. PMID 18082267
  2. KIR2DL4 expression rather than its single nucleotide polymorphisms correlates with pre-eclampsia. Wang D, et al. Int J Clin Exp Pathol, 2015. PMID 26823774, Free PMC Article
  3. Maternal KIR repertoire is not associated with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Witt CS, et al. Hum Reprod, 2004 Nov. PMID 15333596
  4. The structure of the atypical killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor, KIR2DL4. Moradi S, et al. J Biol Chem, 2015 Apr 17. PMID 25759384, Free PMC Article
  5. The Killer Cell Ig-like Receptor 2DL4 Expression in Human Mast Cells and Its Potential Role in Breast Cancer Invasion. Ueshima C, et al. Cancer Immunol Res, 2015 Aug. PMID 25735953

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Underrepresentation of activating KIR gene expression in single-cell RNA-seq data is due to KIR gene misassignment.
    Title: Underrepresentation of activating KIR gene expression in single-cell RNA-seq data is due to KIR gene misassignment.
  2. KIR2DL4/HLA-G polymorphisms were associated with HCV infection susceptibility among Chinese high-risk population.
    Title: KIR2DL4/HLA-G polymorphisms were associated with HCV infection susceptibility among Chinese high-risk population.
  3. Clinical significance and immune landscape of KIR2DL4 and the senescence-based signature in cutaneous melanoma.
    Title: Clinical significance and immune landscape of KIR2DL4 and the senescence-based signature in cutaneous melanoma.
  4. Roles of HLA-G/KIR2DL4 in Breast Cancer Immune Microenvironment.
    Title: Roles of HLA-G/KIR2DL4 in Breast Cancer Immune Microenvironment.
  5. Interaction between HLA-G and NK cell receptor KIR2DL4 orchestrates HER2-positive breast cancer resistance to trastuzumab.
    Title: Interaction between HLA-G and NK cell receptor KIR2DL4 orchestrates HER2-positive breast cancer resistance to trastuzumab.
  6. KIR2DL4 promotes the proliferation of RCC cell associated with PI3K/Akt signaling activation.
    Title: KIR2DL4 promotes the proliferation of RCC cell associated with PI3K/Akt signaling activation.
  7. Expression of HLA-G and KIR2DL4 receptor in chorionic villous in missed abortion.
    Title: Expression of HLA-G and KIR2DL4 receptor in chorionic villous in missed abortion.
  8. Possible roles of HLA-G regulating immune cells in pregnancy and endometrial diseases via KIR2DL4.
    Title: Possible roles of HLA-G regulating immune cells in pregnancy and endometrial diseases via KIR2DL4.
  9. Family-based exome sequencing identifies rare coding variants in age-related macular degeneration.
    Title: Family-based exome sequencing identifies rare coding variants in age-related macular degeneration.
  10. Altered oxidative stress markers in relation to T cells, NK cells & killer immunoglobulin receptors that are associated with disease activity in SLE patients.
    Title: Altered oxidative stress markers in relation to T cells, NK cells & killer immunoglobulin receptors that are associated with disease activity in SLE patients.
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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables MHC class Ib receptor activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cellular defense response TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in immune response-regulating signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in negative regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of cellular senescence IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell cytokine production IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in signal transduction TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in early endosome membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in membrane HDA PubMed 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL4
Names
CD158 antigen-like family member D
KIR2DL4 Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor
KIR2DL4*00102
KIR2DL4*00103
KIR2DL4*00501
KIR2DL4*00801
KIR2DL4*00802
KIR2DL4*01101
KIR2DL4*021
KIR2DL4*022
KIR2DL4_00201
KIR2DL4_00201 protein
MHC class I NK cell receptor KIR103AS
killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor, two domains, long cytoplasmic tail, 4
killer cell inhibitory receptor 103AS

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_005994.1 

    Range
    124068..134982
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001080770.2 → NP_001074239.1  killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL4 isoform c precursor

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) lacks an internal exon in the coding region, compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform c, which is shorter than isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC245128, BC028137, BC041611
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42619.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0G2JNE8, A0A0G2JPE3, A0A376A929
    Related
    ENSP00000339634.5, ENST00000345540.10
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl11960
    Location:30 → 119
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

  2. NM_001080772.2 → NP_001074241.1  killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL4 isoform b precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001074241.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) is one nt shorter than variant 1. It encodes isoform b, which is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC245128, BC028137, BC041611
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42620.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0B4J1S6, A0A1W2PQ98, A0A7D5C391, K7RE46
    Related
    ENSP00000351988.4, ENST00000359085.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00096
    Location:31 → 35
    Ig; Ig strand A [structural motif]
    cl11960
    Location:30 → 119
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

  3. NM_002255.6 → NP_002246.5  killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL4 isoform a precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002246.5

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC245128, BC028137, BC041611
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8W795, O14621, O14622, O14623, O14624, O43534, P78400, P78401, Q8N738, Q99559, Q99560, Q99561, Q99562, Q99706, Q9UQJ7
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0C4ZR19, A0A6G6CZ72, K7QUS9, K7QUT1
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00410
    Location:37 → 98
    IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
    cl11960
    Location:30 → 119
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000019.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    54803610..54814517
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107300.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105242..116152
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107301.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105253..116160
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107302.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105206..116154
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107304.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105227..116143
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107305.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105193..116143
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107306.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105016..115966
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107307.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105168..116116
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107309.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105206..116154
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107310.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    135594..146510
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107313.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    105168..116118
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Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_016107314.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    91600..102507
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_2

Genomic

  1. NW_003571055.2 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_2

    Range
    421466..432382
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_7

Genomic

  1. NW_003571060.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_7

    Range
    707932..718882
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_9

Genomic

  1. NT_187693.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_9

    Range
    786179..797086
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_10

Genomic

  1. NT_187636.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_10

    Range
    88224..99140 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_11

Genomic

  1. NT_187637.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_11

    Range
    54292..65240 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_12

Genomic

  1. NT_187638.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_12

    Range
    54497..65407 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_13

Genomic

  1. NT_187639.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_13

    Range
    54860..65810 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_14

Genomic

  1. NT_187640.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_14

    Range
    43688..54598 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_15

Genomic

  1. NT_187641.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_15

    Range
    93900..104816 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_16

Genomic

  1. NT_187642.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_16

    Range
    52989..63939 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_17

Genomic

  1. NT_187643.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_17

    Range
    54551..65501 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_18

Genomic

  1. NT_187644.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_18

    Range
    81938..92854 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_19

Genomic

  1. NT_187645.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_19

    Range
    54566..65516 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_20

Genomic

  1. NT_187668.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_20

    Range
    44454..55402 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_21

Genomic

  1. NT_187669.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_21

    Range
    54551..65501 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_22

Genomic

  1. NT_187670.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_22

    Range
    82011..92927 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_23

Genomic

  1. NT_187671.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_23

    Range
    82509..93459
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_24

Genomic

  1. NT_187672.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_24

    Range
    105164..116149
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_25

Genomic

  1. NT_187673.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_25

    Range
    54561..65468 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_26

Genomic

  1. NT_187674.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_26

    Range
    90438..101388
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_27

Genomic

  1. NT_187675.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_27

    Range
    146611..157527
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_28

Genomic

  1. NT_187676.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_28

    Range
    79509..90459
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_29

Genomic

  1. NT_187677.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_29

    Range
    80976..91883
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_30

Genomic

  1. NT_187683.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_30

    Range
    77774..88724
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_31

Genomic

  1. NT_187684.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_31

    Range
    54367..65276 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_32

Genomic

  1. NT_187685.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_32

    Range
    54043..64993 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_33

Genomic

  1. NT_187686.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_33

    Range
    54893..65841 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_34

Genomic

  1. NT_187687.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_34

    Range
    54387..65295 complement
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Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_35

Genomic

  1. NT_113949.2 Reference GRCh38.p14 ALT_REF_LOCI_35

    Range
    74867..85783 complement
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060943.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    57897871..57908821
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Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_001258383.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001258383.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript and the protein.
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