Gene:
lactotransferrin
Gene ID:
206068
Symbol:
LTF
Species:
1000
Description:
With transferrin (MIM 190000) and melanoma tumor antigen p97 (MIM 155750), lactotransferrin belongs to a family of iron-binding proteins that modulate iron metabolism, hemopoiesis, and immunologic reactions. They are evolutionary products of gene duplication, and all 3 are encoded by genes on 3q.[supplied by OMIM]