ALDH8A1
(redirected from aldehyde dehydrogenase family 8 member A1)ALDH8A1
A gene on chromosome 6q23.2 that encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase that plays a role in the pathway of 9-cis-retinoic acid biosynthesis, showing a marked substrate preference for 9-cis-retinal over all-trans-retinal.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.