This gene encodes a potential mitochondrial protein that is a member of the DJ-1/PfpI gene family. This protein is overexpressed in fetal Down syndrome brain. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010],
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Function:
similarity:Belongs to the ES1 family.,tissue specificity:Ubiquitous, but strongly expressed in heart and skeletal muscle.,