DZANK1
Description
The DZANK1 (double zinc ribbon and ankyrin repeat domains 1) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 20.
DZANK1 plays a role in the movement of vesicles within photoreceptor cells, which are specialized cells in the eye that detect light.
DZANK1 is also known as ANKRD64, C20orf12, C20orf84.
Associated Diseases
- schizophrenia 15
- hereditary thrombophilia due to congenital protein C deficiency
- tuberculosis
- posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy
