NCIt synonyms : Cystatin C wt Allele; Cystatin C (Amyloid Angiopathy and Cerebral Hemorrhage) Gene; MGC117328; ARMD11;
NCIt definition : Human CST3 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 20p11.21 and is approximately
4 kb in length. This allele, which encodes cystatin-C protein, plays a role in the
regulation of cysteine protease activity. Mutation of the gene is associated with
both amyloidosis type 6 and age-related macular degeneration type 11.;