HAND2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human HAND2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4q33 and is approximately 5 kb in length. This allele, which encodes heart- and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2, is involved in cardiac morphogenesis, DNA binding and transcriptional modulation.

**Synonyms:** - BHLHA26 - DHAND - DHAND2 - Heart and Neural Crest Derivatives Expressed 2 wt Allele - Hed - Thing2 - bHLHa26 - dHand