AMELY

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Template:Short description An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Amelogenin, Y isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AMELY gene.[1][2] AMELY is located on the Y chromosome and encodes a form of amelogenin. Amelogenin is an extracellular matrix protein involved in biomineralization during tooth enamel development.

Clinical significance

Mutations in the related AMELX gene on the X chromosome cause X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nakahori Y, Takenaka O, Nakagome Y (February 1991). "A human X-Y homologous region encodes "amelogenin"". Genomics. 9 (2): 264–9. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(91)90251-9. PMID 2004775.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Entrez Gene: amelogenin".

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