LIFR wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human LIFR wild-type allele is located within 5p13-p12 and is approximately 116 kb in length. This allele, which encodes leukemia inhibitory factor receptor protein, is involved in the regulation of differentiation, survival and proliferation for a variety of cell types in both the adult and developing embryo.

**Synonyms:** - CD118 - LIF-R - Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor Alpha wt Allele - Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor Gene - SJS2 - STWS - SWS