Chromosome 13

Andrew Dunham, The Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK

Published online: January 2006

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005822

Human chromosome 13 is an acrocentric chromosome that contains 3.6% of the genetic material in the genome. It contains a rRNA gene cluster but appears to be relatively gene-poor.

Keywords: acrocentric chromosome; genomic sequence; disease genes

Figure 1. Chromosome 13 stained with Giemsa showing the distinctive banding pattern. The dark bands correspond to regions of the chromosome with a low GC content.
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 Web Links
    ePath Ensembl http://www.ensembl.org
    ePath Genew: Human Gene Nomenclature Database Search Engine http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/nomenclature/searchgenes.pl
    ePath Human Chromosome 13 Project Overview http://www.sanger.ac.uk/HGP/Chr13/
    ePath LocusLink http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/
    ePath National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
    ePath Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim/
    ePath 5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A (HTR2A); LocusID: 3356. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=3356
    ePath ATPase, Cu2+ transporting, beta polypeptide (ATP7B); LocusID: 540. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=540
    ePath Breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2). LocusID: 675. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=675
    ePath Retinoblastoma 1 (RB1). LocusID: 5925. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=5925
    ePath 5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A (HTR2A); MIM number: 182135. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?5925
    ePath ATPase, Cu2+ transporting, beta polypeptide (ATP7B); MIM number: 606882. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?
    ePath Breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2). MIM number: 600185. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?600185
    ePath Retinoblastoma 1 (RB1). MIM number: 180200. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?180200

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Genes, Molecules and Cellular Processes | Evolution and Development | Human Evolution | Population Structure and Genetics | Specific Genetic Disorders | Gene and Genome Structure and Organisation | Chromosomal Disorders | Gene Mapping by Disease Association | Inter-Individual Variation and Polymorphism
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Dunham, Andrew(Jan 2006) Chromosome 13. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0005822]