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RDH16

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18033149

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 12[19]
Cytogenetic location
12q13.3[21]
Encodes
Retinol dehydrogenase 16[17]
Expressed in
right lobe of liver, granulocyte, skin of leg, skin of abdomen, spleen, prostate, ectocervix, striated muscle tissue, skeletal muscle tissue, vagina[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[18]
Genomic end
56959374, 57353158[6][7]
Genomic start
56951431, 57345219[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
129514[3]
Ortholog
Rdh19, Rdh16, Rdh1, Rdh16f2, Rdh16, LOC100365958, Rdh9, dhrs9, Rdh7, drd-5, Rdh7[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en hRDH-E en RDH16 en retinol dehydrogenase 16 en retinol dehydrogenase 16 (all-trans) en RODH-4 en SDR9C8
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000139547
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000398138, ENST00000360752
Entrez Gene ID
8608
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/0hndmcq
HGNC ID
29674
HGNC gene symbol
RDH16
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_003708, NM_001320108
UMLS CUI
C1826791

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Summary

RDH16 is a gene[1].

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] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . 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.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → RDH16
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_003708, NM_001320108
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/8608
    Freebase ID → /m/0hndmcq
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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