Full name: fibroblast growth factor 13

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: DEE90; FGF-13; FGF2; FHF-2; FHF2; LINC00889; XLID110

Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities, and are involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth, and invasion. This gene is located in a region on chromosome X, which is associated with Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome (BFLS), making it a possible candidate gene for familial cases of the BFLS, and for other syndromal and nonspecific forms of X-linked cognitive disability mapping to this region. Alternative splicing of this gene at the 5' end results in several transcript variants encoding different isoforms with different N-termini. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]

Expression: Broad expression in brain (RPKM 11.3), fat (RPKM 6.2) and 21 other tissues

Gene size: 590297bp

Exon count: 11