NCIt definition : Human VCP wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 9p13.3 and is approximately
17 kb in length. This allele, which encodes transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPase
protein, plays a role in maintenance of both the transitional endoplasmic reticulum
and the Golgi apparatus. Mutation of the gene is associated with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis 14 and inclusion body myopathy with early-onset Paget disease and frontotemporal
dementia 1 (IBMPFD1).;