SNORD50A wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human SNORD50A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6q14.3 and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes U50 small nucleolar RNA, plays a role in the metabolism of preribosomal RNA. Somatic loss of the gene may be associated with several cancers.

**Synonyms:** - RNA, U50 Small Nuclear Gene - RNU50 - Small Nucleolar RNA, C/D Box 50A wt Allele - Small Nucleolar RNA, C/D Box, 50A Gene - U50 - snoRNA, U50 Gene