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MESD mesoderm development LRP chaperone

Gene ID: 23184, updated on 4-Jan-2025
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: BOCA; OI20; MESDC2

Summary

Predicted to enable low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding activity. Involved in ossification and protein folding. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Implicated in osteogenesis imperfecta type 20. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jan 2025]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 20
MedGen: C5231439OMIM: 618644GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
15q25.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (80946289..80989819, complement)
Total number of exons:
5

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