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Background
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RNF185 (ring finger protein 185), also known as FLJ38628, is a 192 amino acid multi-pass membrane protein containing one RING-type zinc finger. Two RNF185 isoforms exist as a result of alternative splicing, and the gene encoding RNF185 maps to human chromosome 22, which houses over 500 genes and is the second smallest human chromosome. Mutations in several of the genes that map to chromosome 22 are involved in the development of Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Neurofibromatosis type 2, autism and schizophrenia.
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