NCIt synonyms : Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes Flexible Hinge Domain Containing 1 wt Allele; KIAA0650; BAMS; FSHD2;
NCIt definition : Human SMCHD1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 18p11.32 and is approximately
149 kb in length. This allele, which encodes structural maintenance of chromosomes
flexible hinge domain-containing protein 1, plays a role in heterochromatin formation,
DNA repair, epigenetic silencing and ATPase activity. Mutations in the gene are associated
with Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome and digenic facioscapulohumeral muscular
dystrophy 2.;