# GALC wt Allele

National Cancer Institute

## Source

National Cancer Institute. GALC wt Allele. NCI Thesaurus. Code C121622.

Human GALC wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 14q31.3 and is approximately 156 kb in length. This allele, which encodes galactocerebrosidase protein, is involved in catabolism of galactosylceramide. Mutations in this gene are associated with Krabbe disease.