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MUTYH wt Allele

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MUTYH wt Allele Definition

Human MUTYH allele is located within 1p34.3-p32.1 and is approximately 92 kb in length. This allele, which encodes A/G-specific adenine DNA glycosylase protein, is involved in repair of the mutagenic adenosine/8-oxo-guanine mismatched base pair in DNA. Certain allelic variants of the MUTYH gene are associated with colorectal cancer.

MUTYH wt Allele Synonyms

MUTYH wt Allele, MYH, MYHbeta, MutY Homolog (E. coli) wt Allele, hMYH

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