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NIPA2 NIPA magnesium transporter 2

Gene ID: 81614, updated on 27-Aug-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: SLC57A2

Summary

This gene encodes a possible magnesium transporter. This gene is located adjacent to the imprinted domain in the Prader-Willi syndrome deletion region of chromosome 15. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Pseudogenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 3, 7 and 21.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Haploinsufficency

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-04-04)

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Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-04-04)

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Genomic context

Location:
15q11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (22838666..22868384)
Total number of exons:
11

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