RNASEL

ribonuclease L

ENTREZID: 6041 | Type: NA | Map: 1q25.3

OMIM: 300335


Summary Entrez
This gene encodes a component of the interferon-regulated 2-5A system that functions in the antiviral and antiproliferative roles of interferons. Mutations in this gene have been associated with predisposition to prostate cancer and this gene is a candidate for the hereditary prostate cancer 1 (HPC1) allele. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]