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GDF6

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q14912063

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 8[12]
Cytogenetic location
8q22.1[16]
Encodes
growth differentiation factor 6[10]
Expressed in
placenta, gonad, ventricular zone, gallbladder, right auricle of heart, gastric mucosa, right coronary artery, Achilles tendon, smooth muscle tissue, left coronary artery[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genetic association
Leber congenital amaurosis 17, isolated microphthalmia 3[13][14]
Genomic end
97173020, 96160806[6][7]
Genomic start
97154562, 96142333[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
40883[3]
Ortholog
Gdf6, Gdf6, gdf6a[8][9]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en SYNS4 en BMP-13 en BMP13 en CDMP2 en GDF6 en growth differentiation factor 6 en KFM en KFS en KFS1 en KFSL en LCA17 en MCOP4 en MCOPCB6 en SCDO4 en SGM1 ar GDF٦
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000156466
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000287020
Entrez Gene ID
392255
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/02q5zrv
HGNC ID
4221
HGNC gene symbol
GDF6
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
152748782
OMIM ID
601147
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_001001557
UMLS CUI
C1415036

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 8
gallbladder, placenta, gonad, smooth muscle tissue, Achilles tendon, right coronary artery, left coronary artery, gastric mucosa
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 8
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
← Genetic association 1
Klippel-Feil syndrome
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Summary

GDF6 is a gene[1]. GDF6 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → Leber congenital amaurosis 17, isolated microphthalmia 3
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 8
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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