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OTOS otospiralin

Gene ID: 150677, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: OTOSP

Summary

Otospiralin is synthesized by nonsensory cells (fibrocytes) of the inner ear, and downregulation of otospiralin in guinea pigs leads to deafness (Lavigne-Rebillard et al., 2003 [PubMed 12687421]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
2q37.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (240139026..240140658, complement)
Total number of exons:
4

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