The DES gene homepage

General information
Gene symbol DES
Gene name desmin
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal band q35
Imprinted -
Genomic reference NG_008043.1
Transcript reference NM_001927.3
Associated with diseases WD
Citation reference(s) Pan M et al, 2011
Zhang T et al, 2010
Refseq URL Coding DNA reference sequence
Curators (0) -
Total number of public variants reported 64
Unique public DNA variants reported 55
Individuals with public variants 0
Hidden variants -
Notes This gene encodes a muscle-specific class III intermediate filament. Homopolymers of this protein form a stable intracytoplasmic filamentous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane. Mutations in this gene are associated with desmin-related myopathy, a familial cardiac and skeletal myopathy (CSM), and with distal myopathies. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Also known as: CSM1; CSM2
Date created April 18, 2013

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Links to other resources
Homepage URL http://www.genomed.org/lovd3/genes/DES
External URL Intermediate Filament
ARVD/C Genetic Variants Database
DES
HGNC 2770
Entrez Gene 1674
PubMed articles DES
OMIM - Gene 125660
OMIM - Diseases WD (wilson disease)
HGMD DES
GeneCards DES
GeneTests DES


Active transcripts


ID     

Chr     

Name     

NCBI ID     

NCBI Protein ID     

DescendingVariants     
00000039 2 desmin NM_001927.3 - 64


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