IL17F wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human IL17F wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6p12 and is approximately 8 kb in length. This allele, which encodes interleukin-17F protein, is involved in cytokine production, cartilage turnover and the regulation of angiogenesis. Mutation of the gene is associated with familial Candidiasis type 6.

**Synonyms:** - CANDF6 - IL-17F - Interleukin 17F wt Allele - ML-1 - ML1