MIR208B wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** The human MIR208B wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 14q11.2 and is approximately 76 bases in length. This allele, which encodes MIR208B pre-miRNA, plays a role in the regulation of gene expression. Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of cardiac hypertrophy.

**Synonyms:** - MIRN208B - Micro RNA 208B Gene - MicroRNA 208B wt Allele - hsa-mir-208b - miRNA208B