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Actinin alpha-4

The gene encodes a functional protein of glomerular podocytes. If mutated familial glomerulosclerosis 1 occurs.

Gene Structure

The gene ACTN4 that is located on chomosom 19 (19q13) spans about 84.8kb. The 21 exons are all coding.

Genetests:

Clinic Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 30 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Hereditary FSGS type 1
ACTN4
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