DGCR6, Official Symbol DGCR6provided by HGNC Official Full Name DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2846 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000183628 Ensembl:ENSG00000278817 MIM:601279; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2846 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary DiGeorge syndrome, and more widely, the CATCH 22 syndrome, are associated with microdeletions in chromosomal region 22q11.2. The product of this gene shares homology with the Drosophila melanogaster gonadal protein, which participates in gonadal and germ cell development, and with the gamma-1 subunit of human laminin. This gene is a candidate for involvement in DiGeorge syndrome pathology and in schizophrenia. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008] Expression Broad expression in heart (RPKM 20.8), testis (RPKM 17.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs all