NCIt synonyms : ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family A (ABC1), Member 7 Gene; ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 7 wt Allele; AD9; ABCX; ABCA-SSN; ATP-Binding Cassette, Subfamily A, Member 7 Gene;
NCIt definition : Human ABCA7 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19p13.3 and is approximately
25 kb in length. This allele, which encodes phospholipid-transporting ATPase ABCA7
protein, is involved in phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophages and lipid transport.
Deletion and nonsense mutations in the gene are associated with susceptibility to
Alzheimer disease type 9.;