PKP2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human PKP2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 12p11.21 and is approximately 106 kb in length. This allele, which encodes plakophilin-2 protein, plays a role in the structure of desmosomes. Mutation of the gene is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9.

**Synonyms:** - ARVD9 - Plakophilin 2 wt Allele