LongevityMap Gene

Gene details

HGNC symbol
LY6G6F 
Aliases
G6f; NG32; LY6G6; LY6G6D; C6orf21 
Common name
lymphocyte antigen 6 family member G6F 
Description
The human G6f protein is a type I transmembrane protein belonging to the immunoglobin (Ig) superfamily, which is comprised of cell-surface proteins involved in the immune system and cellular recognition (de Vet et al., 2003 [PubMed 12852788]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Cytogenetic Location
6p21.33
UCSC Genome Browser
View 6p21.33 on the UCSC genome browser
OMIM
611404
Ensembl
ENSG00000204424
UniProt/Swiss-Prot
A0A1L6Z9Z3_HUMAN
Entrez Gene
259215
UniGene
591794
1000 Genomes
1000 Genomes

Homologs in model organisms

Mus musculus
Ly6g6f
Rattus norvegicus
Ly6g6f

Studies (1)

Significant/Non-significant: 1/0

Longevity Association
Significant
Population
American (Caucasian)
Study Design
Genome-wide association study in 801 centenarians and 914 healthy controls
Conclusions
281 SNPs were found to discriminate between cases and controls
Indentifier
rs2242653
Reference