Genes
The following are some of the genes located on chromosome 18:
- FECH: ferrochelatase (protoporphyria)
- NPC1: Niemann-Pick disease, type C1
- SMAD4: SMAD, mothers against DPP homolog 4 (Drosophila)
- KC6: Keratoconus gene 6, discovery reported in 2005;
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