| Identity |
| HGNC | DIRC1 |
| Location | 2q33 |
| Location_base_pair | Starts at 189306710 and ends at 189363076 bp from pter ( according to hg18-Mar_2006). |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | The DIRC1 gene contains 2 exons and spans approximately 57 kb of genomic DNA |
| Protein |
| Description | 104 amino acids |
| Expression | Expression in adult placenta, testis, ovary, prostate, and in fetal kidney, spleen, and skeletal muscle. |
| Function | unknown |
| Implicated in |
| Entity | t(2;3)(q33;q21) in hereditary renal cell cancer. |
| Disease | Familial renal cell cancer. |
| Cytogenetics | Disruption of the gene because of the t(2;3) translocation. |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| The DIRC1 gene at chromosome 2q33 spans a familial RCC-associated t(2;3)(q33;q21) chromosome translocation. |
| Druck T, Podolski J, Byrski T, Wyrwicz L, Zajaczek S, Kata G, Borowka A, Lubinski J, Huebner K |
| Journal of human genetics. 2001 ; 46 (10) : 583-589. |
| PMID 11587072 |
| Characterization of a familial RCC-associated t(2;3)(q33;q21) chromosome translocation. |
| Podolski J, Byrski T, Zajaczek S, Druck T, Zimonjic DB, Popescu NC, Kata G, Borowka A, Gronwald J, Lubinski J, Huebner K |
| Journal of human genetics. 2001 ; 46 (12) : 685-693. |
| PMID 11776380 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 06-2004 | Anita Bonné, Eric Schoenmakers, Ad Geurts van Kessel |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Bonné A, Schoenmakers EFPMG, Geurts van Kessel A . DIRC1. Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. June 2004 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/DIRC1ID499.html |
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