Chowdhary B P, Gustavsson I, Wikberg J E, Chhajlani V
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1995;68(1-2):79-81. doi: 10.1159/000133895.
The recently cloned novel MC5R gene is suggested to be a mediator of neural functions of the melanocortic peptides, such as melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). We now report the localization of the human MC5R locus to chromosome 18p11.2.