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Character profile for PCDHGA8
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- PCDHGA8 — protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 8
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: P → Hue: blue
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: n/a → Character vibrance: unknown
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.903 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-2618
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1997 → Character age: 23 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 102 kDa → Character mass: 102 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Immunoglobulin E-set → Character aesthetic: Yōkai
full name
protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 8gene name
PCDHGA8
protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 8
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
1997
23 y.o.
mass
102kDakg
pfam clans
Immunoglobulin E-set
Yōkai
alignment
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