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NF1

neurofibromin 1

Encodes neurofibromin, a RAS GTPase-activating protein that helps turn off RAS signaling.

NCBI GENE IDENTIFIER4763View source record ↗

Overview

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NF1 is a gene that carries instructions for making a protein involved in cell communication.

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OrganismHomo sapiens

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ProteinNeurofibromin (NF1)encodes
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NF1 · GeneENCODES →Neurofibromin (NF1) · Protein

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databaseNF1 (4763)NCBI Gene
Research Claims

NCBI Gene identifies human NF1 as neurofibromin 1 (Gene ID 4763).