NCIt definition : Human EIF2B2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 14q24.3 and is approximately
7 kb in length. This allele, which encodes translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit
beta protein, plays a role in the modulation of translation. Mutations in the gene
are linked to both leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter and ovarioleukodystrophy.;