User:JonSDSUGrad/Sandbox/TEST HFE

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hemochromatosis
Identifiers
Symbol(s) HFE; HH; HFE1; HLA-H; MGC103790; dJ221C16.10.1
External IDs OMIM: 235200 MGI109191 HomoloGene88330
Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 3077 15216
Ensembl ENSG00000010704 ENSMUSG00000006611
Uniprot Q30201 P70387
Refseq NM_000410 (mRNA)
NP_000401 (protein)
NM_010424 (mRNA)
NP_034554 (protein)
Location Chr 6: 26.2 - 26.21 Mb Chr 13: 23.71 - 23.72 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane protein that is similar to MHC class I-type proteins and associates with beta2-microglobulin (beta2M). It is thought that this protein functions to regulate iron absorption by regulating the interaction of the transferrin receptor with transferrin. The iron storage disorder, hereditary haemochromatosis, is a recessive genetic disorder that results from defects in this gene. At least eleven alternatively spliced variants have been described for this gene. Additional variants have been found but their full-length nature has not been determined.

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