Gene: NGFR
Alternate names for this Gene: CD271|Gp80-LNGFR|TNFRSF16|p75(NTR)|p75NTR
Gene Summary: Nerve growth factor receptor contains an extracellular domain containing four 40-amino acid repeats with 6 cysteine residues at conserved positions followed by a serine/threonine-rich region, a single transmembrane domain, and a 155-amino acid cytoplasmic domain. The cysteine-rich region contains the nerve growth factor binding domain.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 17
Location in Chromosome : 17q21.33
Description of this Gene: nerve growth factor receptor
Type of Gene: protein-coding
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PMID 22021425 2012 Genome-wide association study of body height in African Americans: the Women's Health Initiative SNP Health Association Resource (SHARe).