PALM2/AKAP2 Fusion Gene

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** A fusion gene (~7 kb) that results from a read-through of 2 genes in the vicinity of 9q31.3 which fuses the PALM2 gene to the AKAP2 gene. Variation in the fusion gene is associated with the variability in human height.

**Synonyms:** - PALM2 and AKAP2 Fusion Gene - PALM2-AKAP2 - PALM2-AKAP2 Readthrough Gene - PALM2-AKAP2 Readthrough Transcript Gene - PALM2/AKAP2 - PALM2/AKAP2 Readthrough Gene - PALM2/AKAP2 Readthrough Transcript Gene - PALM2::AKAP2 Fusion Gene - PALM2AKAP2 - PALM2AKAP2