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FAM185BP
FAM185BP is a human pseudogene locus on chromosome 7. In the sources, it is identified as “family with sequence similarity 185 member B, pseudogene,” and it appears in gene and GWAS records.
What it is
FAM185BP is named as a human pseudogene, which means it is a DNA sequence recorded in the genome but not described here as a protein-coding gene. The NCBI Gene record places it on chromosome 7 in Homo sapiens, and the GWAS source also lists it as a gene entry used in human association databases.
[2] Gene: FAM185BP - GWAS [3] FAM185BP family with sequence similarity 185 member B, pseudogene [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
What is measured or observed
The sources show FAM185BP in different data systems rather than describing a single laboratory measurement. One source is a GEO Profiles entry that connects FAM185BP with epithelial cells from hyperplastic enlarged lobular units, while another is a GWAS listing, which means the name appears in studies that compare genetic variants with traits or diseases.
How to understand the evidence
These records support that FAM185BP is a named genomic locus in humans and that it has appeared in expression or association databases. They do not, in the supplied excerpts, explain a biological role, a coded protein, or a specific disease mechanism, so those details should not be assumed.
[1] GEO Profiles [2] Gene: FAM185BP - GWAS [3] FAM185BP family with sequence similarity 185 member B, pseudogene [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
Limits of the sources
The excerpts are brief and database-like. They identify the locus and its broad data context, but they do not tell us whether FAM185BP makes a functional product, how it works, or whether the GEO profile signal is strong, specific, or causal.
[1] GEO Profiles [2] Gene: FAM185BP - GWAS [3] FAM185BP family with sequence similarity 185 member B, pseudogene [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
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How the supplied records describe FAM185BP
NCBI Gene places FAM185BP on human chromosome 7.
The name includes “pseudogene,” so the record is not presented as a standard protein-coding gene.
It also appears in GEO Profiles and GWAS records.
One GEO snippet links it with epithelial cells in hyperplastic enlarged lobular units.
A named DNA locus is recorded in genome databases and also appears in expression/association data, but the excerpts do not establish a biological function.
The sources connect FAM185BP to a human chromosome locus and to database observations, while leaving its function unresolved.
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