S100A7 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human S100A7 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 1q21.3 and is approximately 3 kb in length. This allele, which encodes protein S100-A7, plays a role in calcium binding, epidermal development and antimicrobial activity. Aberrant overexpression is associated with hyperproliferative skin diseases and mutations in the gene may be associated with melanoma and T-cell lymphoma.

**Synonyms:** - PSOR1 - S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7 (Psoriasin 1) Gene - S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7 wt Allele - S100 Calcium-Binding Protein A7 (Psoriasin 1) Gene - S100A7c