C22orf13, CG13760 gene product [Drosophila melanogaster] homolog, Chromosome 22 open reading frame 13, CV013_HUMAN, LLN4, MGC1842, OTTHUMP00000198388, Protein LLN4, Uncharacterized protein C22orf13.
Chromosome 22 contains over 500 genes and about 49 million bases. Being the second smallest human chromosome, 22 contains a surprising variety of interesting genes. Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Neurofibromatosis type 2 and autism are associated with chromosome 22. A schizophrenia susceptibility locus has been identified on chromosome 22 and studies show that 22q11 deletion symptoms include a high incidence of schizophrenia. Translocations between chromosomes 9 and 22 may lead to the formation of the Philadelphia Chromosome and the subsequent production of the novel fusion protein, BCR-Abl, a potent cell proliferation activator found in several types of leukemia. The C22orf13 gene product has been provisionally designated C22orf13 pending further characterization.
