| Entrez gene ID | | 2495 |
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| Official gene symbol | | FTH1 |
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| Full name | | ferritin, heavy polypeptide 1 |
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| Aliases | | ,FHC,FTH,FTHL6,MGC104426,PIG15,PLIF, |
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| Gene summary | | This gene encodes the heavy subunit of ferritin, the major intracellular iron storage protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of 24 subunits of the heavy and light ferritin chains. Variation in ferritin subunit composition may affect the rates of iron uptake and release in different tissues. A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state. Defects in ferritin proteins are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. This gene has multiple pseudogenes. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: 11q13 |
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| Gene position | | 61735132 - 61731757 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 3376 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 134770 |
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