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Virtual Gene Nomenclature Workshop Chromosome 20

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Sequence has now been identified for 10 of the original 19 genes.  In addition, the Locus Type has also been updated for four of these genes.

Please email the Nomenclature Editor Hester Wain for further information, or to offer your help with these genes.


The following 8 loci have no sequence available, some of these have been given an alternative classification 

Approved Symbol

Gene Name

Chromosomal Location

PubMed ID

Entrez Gene ID

Locus Type

Date Approved

DCE

desmosterol-to-cholesterol enzyme

20

 

1631

gene

 

EEGV1

electro-encephalographic variant pattern 1

20q

 

1346390

1940

phenotype only

 

07/06/1991

FRA20A

fragile site, folic acid type, rare, fra(20)(p11.23)

20p11.23

 

2471

region

 

FRA20B

fragile site, aphidicolin type, common, fra(20)(p12.2)

20p12.2

 

2472

region

 

HTL

high L-leucine transport

20

 

3343

phenotype only

 

MSK38

antigen identified by monoclonal antibody O5

20

 

4473

gene

 

MTL4

metallothionein-like 4

20

 

4532

unknown

 

ZNF218

zinc finger protein 218

20q13.2

 

9671742

7765

gene

 

13/08/1998

The sequences for the genes listed below have now been identified. Many thanks to Panos Deloukas (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) and  Youla Karavidopoulou (European Bioinformatics Institute) for their help with this workshop.
 

 The following 10 genes now have sequence data associated

Approved Symbol

Gene Name

Chromosomal Location

PubMed ID

Entrez Gene ID

Locus Type

Date Approved

BCL2L7P1

BCL2-like 7 pseudogene 1

20

 

7715731

600

pseudogene

 

09/10/1997

CD24L3

CD24 antigen-like 3

 

 

 

 

 

CSTP1

cystatin pseudogene 1

20q13.3

 

1480

pseudogene

 

13/02/1990

CSTP2

cystatin pseudogene 2

20p11.2

 

8179826

1481

pseudogene

 

04/07/1994

CYB5P4

cytochrome b-5 pseudogene 4

20p11.2

 

8262522

1532

pseudogene

 

29/07/1994

EIF4EL2

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-like 2

20

 

1916814

1980

 

 

04/03/1991

EPB41L1

erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1-like 1

20q11.2-q12

 

9570967

2036

 

 

27/11/1997

FKHL18

forkhead-like 18 (Drosophila)

20q11.1-q11.2

 

9325056

2307

 

 

18/08/1997

FTLL1

ferritin, light polypeptide-like 1

20q12-q13.3

 

3000916

2513

 

 

TMSL6

thymosin-like 6

20

 

7120

 

 

18/06/1990

The following gene symbol has been withdrawn

Approved Symbol

Gene Name

Chromosomal Location

PubMed ID

Entrez Gene ID

Locus Type

Date Approved

NFIXL5

nuclear factor I/X-like 5

20q13

 

8340106

4789

 

 

03/11/1993

 



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