BIRC5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human BIRC5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q25 and is approximately 10 kb in length. This allele, which encodes baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5, is involved in the prevention of apoptotic cell death.

**Synonyms:** - API4 - Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 5 wt Allele - EPR-1 - IAP4 - Survivin