ALDH1A2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human ALDH1A2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 15q22.1 and is approximately 113 kb in length. This allele, which encodes retinal dehydrogenase 2 protein, is involved in the biosynthesis of retinoic acid, a hormonal signaling molecule.

**Synonyms:** - Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Family, Member A2 wt Allele - RALDH(II) - RALDH-2 - RALDH2 - RALDH2 Gene