DES
desmin
2q35
Also known as: CDCD3, CSM1, CSM2, LGMD1D, LGMD1E, LGMD2R
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Gene Summary
RefSeq / NCBIThis gene encodes a muscle-specific class III intermediate filament. Homopolymers of this protein form a stable intracytoplasmic filamentous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane. Mutations in this gene are associated with desmin-related myopathy, a familial cardiac and skeletal myopathy (CSM), and with distal myopathies. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
External Resources
WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
ClinGen
Clinical Genome Resource
G2P
Gene-to-Phenotype (EBI)
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
NCBI Gene
National Center for Biotechnology Information
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
UniProt
Universal Protein Resource
DECIPHER
DatabasE of genomiC varIation and Phenotype in Humans
Gene data compiled from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center, NCBI Gene, and OMIM. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.