NCIt definition : Human PANK2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of and is approximately 41
kb in length. This allele, which encodes pantothenate kinase 2, mitochondrial protein,
is involved in the phosphorylation of pantothenate and the biosynthesis of coenzyme
A (CoA). Mutation of the gene is associated with hypoprebetalipoproteinemia, acanthocytosis,
retinitis pigmentosa, and pallidal degeneration (HARP) syndrome and pantothenate kinase-associated
neurodegeneration (PKAN; formerly Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome).;