Gene: GCFC2

Alternate names for this Gene: C2orf3|DNABF|GCF|TCF9

Gene Summary: The first mRNA transcript isolated for this gene was part of an artificial chimera derived from two distinct gene transcripts and a primer used in the cloning process (see Genbank accession M29204). A positively charged amino terminus present only in the chimera was determined to bind GC-rich DNA, thus mistakenly thought to identify a transcription factor gene.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 2

Location in Chromosome : 2p12

Description of this Gene: GC-rich sequence DNA-binding factor 2

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs2298948 in GCFC2 gene and Hippocampal atrophy PMID 22745009 2012 Multiple loci influencing hippocampal degeneration identified by genome scan.