基因名：
PITX3
产品别名：
ASGD1； ASMD； ASOD； CTPP4； CTRCT11； PTX3； PITX3； paired like homeodomain 3； paired like homeodomain 3； pituitary homeobox 3； homeobox protein PITX3；
背景信息：
The transcription factor PITX3 is expressed selectively in the midbrain and regulates the differentiation and survival of dopaminergic neurons. Lack of this factor results in a degeneration similar to that seen in Parkinson's disease. PITX3 is also important in eye developement; mutations of the PITX3 gene have been associated with a familial form of cataracts.
