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CD79A CD79a molecule

Gene ID: 973, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IGA; MB1; MB-1; IGAlpha

Summary

The B lymphocyte antigen receptor is a multimeric complex that includes the antigen-specific component, surface immunoglobulin (Ig). Surface Ig non-covalently associates with two other proteins, Ig-alpha and Ig-beta, which are necessary for expression and function of the B-cell antigen receptor. This gene encodes the Ig-alpha protein of the B-cell antigen component. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Agammaglobulinemia 3, autosomal recessive
MedGen: C3150751OMIM: 613501GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
19q13.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (41877279..41881372)
Total number of exons:
5

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