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Official Full Name: homeobox B13
Also known as: HPC9; PSGD
The transcription factor encoded by this gene belongs to the homeobox gene family. This family of genes is highly conserved in vertebrates and is critical to the development of vertebrate embryos. This gene is thought to play a role in fetal skin development and skin regeneration. In mice, a similar gene exhibits temporal and spatial collinearity in the embryonic principal axis but is not expressed in the secondary axis, suggesting a role in body patterning along the axis. This gene forms a gene cluster with other HOXB genes in the region of chromosome 17q21-22.