COL8A1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human COL8A1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 3q12.1 and is approximately 161 kb in length. This allele, which encodes collagen alpha-1(VIII) chain protein, is involved in the organization of the basement membrane or extracellular matrix.

**Synonyms:** - C3orf7 - Cell Proliferation-Inducing Protein 41 Gene - Chromosome 3 Open Reading Frame 7 Gene - Collagen Type VIII Alpha 1 Chain wt Allele - Collagen VIII, Alpha-1 Polypeptide Gene - Collagen, Type VIII, Alpha 1 Gene - Collagen, Type VIII, Alpha-1 Gene - MGC9568 - Smag-64 - Smooth Muscle Cell-Expressed and Macrophage Conditioned Medium-Induced Protein Smag-64 Gene