GTPBP6
Encyclopedia
GTP binding protein 6 also known as GTPBP6 is a protein
which in humans is encoded by the pseudoautosomal GTPBP6 gene
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(one or more extra X-chromosomes) is inversely correlated with verbal ability.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
which in humans is encoded by the pseudoautosomal GTPBP6 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Clinical significance
Overexpression of GTPBP6 as a result of Klinefelter's syndromeKlinefelter's syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome, 46/47, XXY, or XXY syndrome is a condition in which human males have an extra X chromosome. While females have an XX chromosomal makeup, and males an XY, affected individuals have at least two X chromosomes and at least one Y chromosome...
(one or more extra X-chromosomes) is inversely correlated with verbal ability.