NCIt definition : Maternally expressed exclusively and developmentally regulated human putative tumor
suppressor H19 Gene encodes H19 Imprinted Maternal Untranslated mRNA. Expression in
developing skeletal and smooth muscles correlates with specific differentiation events.
It accumulates during skeletal muscle development with maximal adult expression and
correlates with the nonproliferative, actin-positive muscle cell phenotype. Loss of
H19 expression may be involved in Wilms tumorigenesis. (NCI);