NCIt synonyms : RECQ3; RECQL2; RECQL3; Werner Syndrome wt Allele;
NCIt definition : Human WRN wild-type allele is located within 8p12-p11.2 and is approximately 140 kb
in length. This allele, which encodes Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase protein,
is involved in the both the formation of DNA replication focal centers and the unwinding
of single- and double-stranded DNA in a 3'-5' direction. Certain allelic variants
of this gene cause Werner syndrome.;