NCIt definition : Human H19 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11p15.5 and is approximately
6 kb in length. This allele, which encodes CDNA FLJ32212 fis, clone PLACE6003399,
weakly similar to SPIDROIN 1 protein, is an imprinted gene that is only expressed
from the maternal allele. The H19 gene plays a putative role in the inhibition of
cell growth. This gene is associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, embryonal neoplasms
and nephroblastoma.;