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HSPB8

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18038239
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Summary

HSPB8 is a gene[1]. HSPB8 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

Key Facts

  • HomoloGene ID: 8654[3]
  • Genomic start: 119616447[4], 119171555[5]
  • Genomic end: 119658936[6], 119224855[7]
  • Ortholog: Hspb8[8]
  • Encodes: Heat shock protein family B (small) member 8[9]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[10]
  • Chromosome: human chromosome 12[11]
  • Genetic association: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2L[12], autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy[13]
  • Strand orientation: forward strand[14]
  • Cytogenetic location: 12q24.23[15]
  • Expressed in: Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis[16], gastric mucosa[17], gastrocnemius muscle[18], muscle of thigh[19], left ventricle[20], right auricle of heart[21], right ventricle[22], glutes[23], body of tongue[24], apex of heart[25]

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] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2L, autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy
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    Chromosome → human chromosome 12
    Strand orientation → forward strand
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