ALAS1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human ALAS1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 3p21.1 and is approximately 16 kb in length. This allele, which encodes 5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial protein, is involved in both heme biosynthesis and lipid metabolism.

**Synonyms:** - ALAS - ALAS, Housekeeping Type Gene - ALAS3 - ALASH - Aminolevulinate, Delta-, Synthase 1 wt Allele - MIG4 - OK/SW-cl.121