TECTA wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human TECTA wild-type allele is located within 11q22-q24 and is approximately 90 kb in length. This allele, which encodes alpha-tectorin protein, is involved in the structure of the tectorial membrane. Mutation of the gene is associated with autosomal dominant deafness 8/12 and autosomal recessive deafness 21.

**Synonyms:** - DFNA12 - DFNA8 - DFNB21 - Tectorin Alpha wt Allele - Tectorin, Alpha Gene