CIRH1A
Encyclopedia
Cirhin is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the CIRH1A gene
. It has been associated with North American Indian childhood cirrhosis (not to be confused with Indian Childhood Cirrhosis which has greatly decreased over the past 100 years and was thought to be secondary to the use of various herbal remedies), a form of cirrhosis
of the liver occurring in American Indian children.
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...
that in humans is encoded by the CIRH1A 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...
. It has been associated with North American Indian childhood cirrhosis (not to be confused with Indian Childhood Cirrhosis which has greatly decreased over the past 100 years and was thought to be secondary to the use of various herbal remedies), a form of cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules , leading to loss of liver function...
of the liver occurring in American Indian children.