NCIt definition : Human EMD wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xq28 and is approximately
2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes emerin protein, is involved in the association
of actin filaments with the nuclear lamina and linking centrosome microtubules to
the nuclear envelope. Mutation of the gene is associated with X-linked Emery-Dreifuss
muscular dystrophy 1.;