NCIt synonyms : hPER; RIGUI; MGC88021; KIAA0482; PER; Period Homolog 1 (Drosophila) wt Allele; Period Circadian Regulator 1 Gene; Period Homolog 1 Gene; Period (Drosophila) Homolog 1 Gene; Period, Drosophila, Homolog of Gene; Period Circadian Clock 1 Gene;
NCIt definition : Human PER1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17p13.1 and is approximately
16 kb in length. This allele, which encodes period circadian protein homolog 1, plays
a role in the maintenance of circadian rhythm. A chromosomal translocation t(12;17)(p13;p12-p13)
of this gene and the ETV6 gene was observed in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
evolving from a chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.;