SNORD83A, Official Symbol SNORD83Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 83Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17131 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000209482 MIM:611070; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17131 Gene type snoRNA RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as U83A; RNU83A Summary Intronic regions of ribosomal protein genes can harbor noncoding small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), like SNORD83A, which are generated during pre-mRNA processing. snoRNAs form part of the small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein particles (snoRNPs) involved in pre-rRNA processing and modification. snoRNAs of the box C/D class, like SNORD83A, function in 2-prime-O-ribose methylation of rRNAs (Duga et al., 2000 [PubMed 10684968]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]