NCIt synonyms : U50; RNA, U50 Small Nuclear Gene; RNU50; Small Nucleolar RNA, C/D Box, 50A Gene; Small Nucleolar RNA, C/D Box 50A wt Allele; snoRNA, U50 Gene;
NCIt definition : Human SNORD50A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6q14.3 and is approximately
2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes U50 small nucleolar RNA, plays a role in
the metabolism of preribosomal RNA. Somatic loss of the gene may be associated with
several cancers.;
NCIt note : GenBank reports that the human SNORD50A and SNORD50B genes are co-located within the
intronic U50 small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) host gene (SNHG5; U50HG) locus.;