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CA12 carbonic anhydrase 12

Gene ID: 771, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: CAXII; CA-XII; T18816; HsT18816

Summary

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. This gene product is a type I membrane protein that is highly expressed in normal tissues, such as kidney, colon and pancreas, and has been found to be overexpressed in 10% of clear cell renal carcinomas. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Isolated hyperchlorhidrosis
MedGen: C1840437OMIM: 143860GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
15q22.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (63321378..63381846, complement)
Total number of exons:
11

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