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Official Full Name: H19 imprinted maternally expressed transcript
Also known as: ASM; BWS; WT2; ASM1; D11S813E; MIR675HG; LINC00008; NCRNA00008
The gene is located in the imprinted region of chromosome 11 next to the insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) gene. The gene is expressed only on maternally inherited chromosomes, while IGF2 is only expressed on paternally inherited chromosomes. The product of this gene is a long non-coding RNA with tumor suppressor effect. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Beckwith syndrome and Wilms tumorigenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.