MIR298 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** The human MIR298 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 20q13.32 and is approximately 87 bases in length. This allele, which encodes MIR298 pre-miRNA, plays a role in the regulation of gene expression. Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of Alzheimer's disease.

**Synonyms:** - MIRN298 - Micro RNA 298 Gene - MicroRNA 298 wt Allele - hsa-mir-298 - miRNA298