melanocyte inducing transcription factor

Gene information

• Identity
  HGNC:7105
• Gene
  MITF
• Long gene name
  melanocyte inducing transcription factor
• Synonyms gene
  • WS2A
  • WS2
• Synonyms gene name
  • Waardenburg syndrome, type 2A
  • microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
  • melanogenesis associated transcription factor
• Synonyms
  • MI
  • bHLHe32
• Synonyms name
  • homolog of mouse microphthalmia
• Locus
  3p13
• Discovery year
  1993-10-27
• Entrez gene record
  4286
• Pubmed identfication
  • 8069297
  • 7874167
  • 7951321
• RefSeq identity
  • NM_198159
• Classification
  • Basic helix-loop-helix proteins
• VEGA ID
  OTTHUMG00000149921
• Locus Specific Databases
  • Global Variome shared LOVD
  • LRG_776

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