ALB wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human ALB wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4q13.3 and is approximately 24 kb in length. This allele, which encodes albumin protein, plays a role in the regulation of colloidal osmotic blood pressure and binding to many physiologically relevant molecules in the circulation. Mutations in the gene are associated with familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroidism and analbuminemia.

**Synonyms:** - Albumin wt Allele - FDAHT - GIG20 - GIG42 - HSA - PRO0883 - PRO0903 - PRO1341 - PRO1708 - PRO2044 - PRO2619 - PRO2675 - Serum Albumin Gene - UNQ696/PRO1341