MYO7A wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human MYO7A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q13.5 and is approximately 87 kb in length. This allele, which encodes unconventional myosin-VIIa protein, plays a role in intracellular transport affecting sight and hearing. Mutations in the gene are associated with autosomal dominant deafness 11, autosomal recessive deafness 2 and Usher syndrome type 1B.

**Synonyms:** - DFNA11 - DFNB2 - MYOVIIA - MYU7A - Myosin VIIA (Usher Syndrome 1B (Autosomal Recessive, Severe)) Gene - Myosin VIIA wt Allele - Myosin, Unconventional Family VII, Member A Gene - NSRD2 - USH1B