ZDHHC8 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human ZDHHC8 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 22q11.21 and is approximately 19 kb in length. This allele, which encodes palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC8 protein, is involved in protein palmitoylation. A polymorphism in intron 4 of the gene is associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia.

**Synonyms:** - DHHC8 - KIAA1292 - Membrane-Associated DHHC8 Zinc Finger Protein Gene - ZDHHCL1 - ZNF378 - Zinc Finger DHHC-Type Containing 8 Gene - Zinc Finger DHHC-Type Palmitoyltransferase 8 wt Allele - Zinc Finger, DHHC Domain Like Containing 1 Gene