Full name/Symbol: calpain 3, (p94)/capn3 NCBI Gene ID:825 GenBank Accesion #:NG_008660.1 Size: 74,191 bp Exons: 24 Isoforms: 21 (15 are protein coding) *Isoform 1 is the dominant splice variant and is expressed 100-1000 fold higher than others. Chromosomal Location: 15q15.1 - q21
ABOVE: CGI of human karyotype showing all pairs of 22 autosomes and the sex chromosomes. The capn3 gene exists in the LGMD2A region on the long (q) arm of the 15th autosome (red, circled maroon)
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Location of Capn3 gene on human chromosome 15
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LEFT: The human capn3 gene exists at locus q15.1 (yellow arrow shows approximate location) on chromosome 15. It is 74,191 base pairs (bp) long, spanning from bp 42,651,697 to bp 42,704,514.