MIR659 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** The human MIR659 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 22q13.1 and is approximately 96 bases in length. This allele, which encodes MIR659 pre-miRNA, plays a role in the regulation of gene expression. Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with developement of frontotemporal dementia.

**Synonyms:** - MIRN659 - MicroRNA 659 - hsa-mir-659