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FBRS fibrosin

Gene ID: 64319, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: FBS; FBS1

Summary

Fibrosin is a lymphokine secreted by activated lymphocytes that induces fibroblast proliferation (Prakash and Robbins, 1998 [PubMed 9809749]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
16p11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (30658431..30670810)
Total number of exons:
18

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