| Entrez gene ID | | 2520 |
| Official gene symbol | | GAST |
| Full name | | gastrin |
| Aliases | | ,GAS, |
| Gene summary | | Gastrin is a hormone whose main function is to stimulate secretion of hydrochloric acid by the gastric mucosa, which results in gastrin formation inhibition. This hormone also acts as a mitogenic factor for gastrointestinal epithelial cells. Gastrin has two biologically active peptide forms, G34 and G17. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q21 |
| Gene position | | 39868613 - 39872221 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 3609 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 137250 |
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