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MCPH1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q6839328
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MCPH1

Summary

MCPH1 is a gene[1]. MCPH1 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MCPH1's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • MCPH1 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • MCPH1's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 32586[5].
  • MCPH1's genomic start is recorded as 6264113[6].
  • MCPH1's genomic start is recorded as 6406592[7].
  • MCPH1's genomic end is recorded as 6501144[8].
  • MCPH1's genomic end is recorded as 6648508[9].
  • MCPH1's ortholog is recorded as Mcph1[10].
  • MCPH1's ortholog is recorded as Mcph1[11].
  • MCPH1's encodes is recorded as Microcephalin 1[12].
  • MCPH1's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[13].

Why It Matters

MCPH1 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] MCPH1 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] MCPH1 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. 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] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → leukopenia, microcephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 8
    Strand orientation → forward strand
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||gsw */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32527|batch #32527]]: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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