Gene: IMPG1

Alternate names for this Gene: GP147|IPM150|SPACR|VMD4

Gene Summary: This gene encodes a protein that is a major component of the retinal interphotoreceptor matrix. The encoded protein is a proteoglycan that is thought to play a role in maintaining viability of photoreceptor cells and in adhesion of the neural retina to the retinal pigment epithelium. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 6

Location in Chromosome : 6q14.1

Description of this Gene: interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs58806982 in IMPG1 gene and Systolic Pressure PMID 29455858 2018 A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure.