RAD54B wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human RAD54B wild-type allele is located within 8q21.3-q22 and is approximately 103 kb in length. This allele, which encodes DNA repair and recombination protein RAD54B, plays a role in both mitotic recombination and DNA repair. Certain allelic variants of the RAD54B gene are associated with several types of cancer such as colon cancer and primary lymphoma.

**Synonyms:** - RAD54 Homolog B (S. cerevisiae) Gene - RAD54 Homolog B wt Allele - RAD54, S. cerevisiae, Homolog of, B Gene - RDH54