CTAG1A wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human CTAG1A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xq28 and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes cancer/testis antigen 1 protein, may play a role in both spermatogeneis and development of the testes. Aberrant expression of this gene is associated with incontinentia pigmenti.

**Synonyms:** - CTAG - CTAG1 - Cancer/Testis Antigen 1-A Gene - Cancer/Testis Antigen 1A wt Allele - ESO1 - LAGE-2 - LAGE2A - NY-ESO-1