| Entrez gene ID | | 1528 |
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| Official gene symbol | | CYB5A |
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| Full name | | cytochrome b5 type A (microsomal) |
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| Aliases | | ,CYB5,MCB5, |
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| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane-bound cytochrome that reduces ferric hemoglobin (methemoglobin) to ferrous hemoglobin, which is required for stearyl-CoA-desaturase activity. Defects in this gene are a cause of type IV hereditary methemoglobinemia. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 18 Locus: 18q23 |
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| Gene position | | 71959221 - 71920527 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 38695 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 613218 |
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