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CDAN1
Introduction
The human CDAN1 gene encodes the protein Codanin 1. [1]
This protein that appears to play a role in nuclear envelope integrity, possibly related to microtubule attachments. Mutations in this gene cause congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I, a disease resulting in morphological and functional abnormalities of erythropoiesis.[2]
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: Codanin 1”. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]. ##RefSeq-Attributes-START## Transcript_exon_combination_evidence :: BC052568.1 [ECO:0000332] ##RefSeq-Attributes-END##