TPM1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human TPM1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 15q22.1 and is approximately 29 kb in length. This allele, which encodes tropomyosin alpha-1 chain protein, is involved in the regulation of muscle contraction. Mutation of the gene is associated with left ventricular non-compaction 9 and cardiomyopathy types familial hypertrophic 3 and dilated 1Y.

**Synonyms:** - C15orf13 - CMD1Y - CMH3 - Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 3 Gene - Chromosome 15 Open Reading Frame 13 Gene - HTM-alpha - LVNC9 - TMSA - Tropomyosin 1 (Alpha) wt Allele