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KRT73

KRT73 is a keratin gene. It is responsible for hair formation, along with other genes, and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.

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keratin 73
Identifiers
SymbolKRT73
NCBI gene319101
HGNC28928
RefSeqNM_175068
Other data
LocusChr. 12 q13.3

KRT73 is a keratin gene.1 It is responsible for hair formation, along with other genes,2 and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.3

References

References

  1. "KRT73 Gene(Protein Coding) - Keratin 73, Type II". GeneCards. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "UniProtKB - Q86Y46 (K2C73_HUMAN)". UniProt. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. "KRT73 keratin 73 [Homo sapiens (human)]". NCBI. Retrieved April 2, 2016.