NCIt definition : Human MUC4 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 3q29 and is approximately
66 kb in length. This allele, which encodes mucin-4 protein, plays a role in both
cell adhesion and tumor progression.;
NCIt note : At least two dozen transcript variants of this gene have been found, for many of these
either they are only found in tumors or the full-length transcripts have not been
determined. The MUC4 gene contains a region in the coding sequence which has a variable
number of tandem repeats ( 100) that are 48 nucleotides in length. (EntrezGene);