Heat shock protein beta-3 (HspB3) also known as heat shock 27kDa protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HSPB3 gene.
Function
This gene encodes a muscle-specific small heat shock protein.
Clinical significance
A mutation in this gene is the cause of autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 2C.
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Further reading
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