Primary Identifier | MGI:1913529 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 66279 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be located in cilium and membrane. Is expressed in testis. Used to study Senior-Loken syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Joubert syndrome. Orthologous to human TMEM218 (transmembrane protein 218). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice show progressive cystic kidney disease and retinal degeneration. [provided by MGI curators] |