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MYH8 - myosin heavy chain 8
- Synonym(s) : MyHC-peri, MyHC-pn
- Previous symbols and names : myosin, heavy polypeptide 8, skeletal muscle, perinatal
- Type : gene with protein product
- Chromosomal location : 17p13.1
- OMIM: 160741
- HGNC: 7578
- UniProtKB: P13535
- Genatlas: MYH8
- GenCC: MYH8
- Ensembl: ENSG00000133020
- IUPHAR-DB: -
- Reactome: P13535
- LOVD: MYH8
Diseases list
- Disease-causing germline mutation(s) in Carney complex-trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome
ORPHA:319340 
- Disease-causing germline mutation(s) in Trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome
ORPHA:3377
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