CHIC2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human CHIC2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4q11 and is approximately 55 kb in length. This allele, which encodes cysteine-rich hydrophobic domain-containing protein 2, may be involved in cellular vesicle transport. A translocation t(4;12)(q12;p13) of this gene and the ETV6 gene is associated with acute myeloid leukemia.

**Synonyms:** - BTL - BrX-Like Gene Translocated in Leukemia - Cysteine Rich Hydrophobic Domain 2 wt Allele - Cysteine-Rich Hydrophobic Domain 2 Gene - MGC21173