NCIt synonyms : TATA Box Binding Protein Gene; GTF2D; SCA17; TATA Sequence-Binding Protein wt Allele; GTF2D1; TBP;
NCIt definition : Human TBP wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6q27 and is approximately
18 kb in length. This allele, which encodes TATA-box-binding protein, is involved
in the mediation of transcription. Mutations that expand the number of CAG nucleotide
repeats in the gene are associated with spinocerebellar ataxia 17.;