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CASQ2 calsequestrin 2

Gene ID: 845, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: PDIB2

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene specifies the cardiac muscle family member of the calsequestrin family. Calsequestrin is localized to the sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac and slow skeletal muscle cells. The protein is a calcium binding protein that stores calcium for muscle function. Mutations in this gene cause stress-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, also referred to as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 2 (CPVT2), a disease characterized by bidirectional ventricular tachycardia that may lead to cardiac arrest. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1p13.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (115700021..115768714, complement)
Total number of exons:
11

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