SYNJ1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human SYNJ1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 21q22.2 and is approximately 99 kb in length. This allele, which encodes synaptojanin-1 protein, is involved in the modulation of clathrin-coated vesicle endocytosis. Mutation of the gene is associated with early onset Parkinson disease 20.

**Synonyms:** - INPP5G - Inositol 5'-Phosphatase (Synaptojanin 1) Gene - KIAA0910 - PARK20 - Synaptojanin 1 wt Allele