EDAR

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18035943
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EDAR

Summary

EDAR is a gene[1]. EDAR ranks in the top 0.37% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #20 of 5,469).[2]

Key Facts

  • EDAR's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • EDAR is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • EDAR's Commons category is recorded as EDAR[5].
  • EDAR's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 7699[6].
  • EDAR's genomic start is recorded as 108894471[7].
  • EDAR's genomic start is recorded as 109510927[8].
  • EDAR's genomic end is recorded as 108989372[9].
  • EDAR's genomic end is recorded as 109605828[10].
  • EDAR's ortholog is recorded as Edar[11].
  • EDAR's ortholog is recorded as Edar[12].
  • EDAR's ortholog is recorded as edar[13].
  • EDAR's encodes is recorded as Ectodysplasin A receptor[14].
  • EDAR's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • EDAR's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 2[16].
  • EDAR's genetic association is recorded as autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia[17].
  • EDAR's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[18].
  • EDAR's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/10913[19].
  • EDAR's cytogenetic location is recorded as 2q13[20].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as secondary oocyte[21].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as pancreatic ductal cell[22].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as testicle[23].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as tibialis anterior muscle[24].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as oral cavity[25].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of ileum[26].
  • EDAR's expressed in is recorded as skin of hip[27].

Why It Matters

EDAR ranks in the top 0.37% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #20 of 5,469).[2] EDAR has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] EDAR is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 2
    Instance of
    Subclass of protein-coding gene
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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