STAR wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human STAR wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 8p11.23 and is approximately 8 kb in length. This allele, which encodes steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial, plays a role in cholesterol localization and steroid hormone synthesis. Mutations in the gene are associated with lipoid adrenal hyperplasia.

**Synonyms:** - Cholesterol Trafficker Gene - STARD1 - START Domain Containing 1 Gene - StAR Related Lipid Transfer (START) Domain Containing 1 Gene - Steroid Acute Regulatory Protein Gene - Steroidogenic Acute Regulator Gene - Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein wt Allele