FADS1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human FADS1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q12.2 and is approximately 30 kb in length. This allele, which encodes acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase protein, is involved in the mediation of lipid metabolism.

**Synonyms:** - D5D - FADS6 - FADSD5 - FLJ38956 - FLJ90273 - Fatty Acid Desaturase 1 wt Allele - LLCDL1 - Linoleoyl-CoA Desaturase (Delta-6-Desaturase)-Like 1 Gene - TU12