MIR516A2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** The human MIR516A2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19q13.41 and is approximately 90 bases in length. This allele, which encodes MIR516A2 pre-miRNA, plays a role in the regulation of gene expression. Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of breast cancer.

**Synonyms:** - MIRN516A2 - MicroRNA 516a-2 wt Allele - hsa-mir-516a-2