KRTAP5-1

KRTAP5-1

A gene on chromosome 11p15.5 that encodes a keratin-associated protein—which interacts with hair keratins—that is expressed in the hair root but not in the skin; it is also expressed in the lungs, pancreas, ovaries and testes.

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