Species Human Entrez 222662 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000197753 | |
Aliases LHFPL5, DFNB67, TMHS, dJ510O8.8, lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 5 External IDs MGI: 1915382 HomoloGene: 18794 GeneCards: LHFPL5 |
Lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LHFPL5 gene.
Function
This gene is a member of the lipoma HMGIC fusion partner (LHFP) gene family, which is a subset of the superfamily of tetraspan transmembrane protein encoding genes. Mutations in this gene result in deafness in humans, and a mutation in a similar gene in mice results in deafness and vestibular dysfunction with severe degeneration of the organ of Corti. It is proposed to function in hair bundle morphogenesis.
References
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