| Gene Symbol | ELOVL7 |
| Full Name | Elongation of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids 7 |
| Aliases | VLCFA |
| Chromosome | 5p12 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | encodes a member of the ELOVL family of enzymes responsible for the first and rate-limiting step of very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) elongation. |
| Molecular Weight | 33.6 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 299 aa |
| UniProt ID | [Q9H5Q3](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9H5Q3) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000164181 |
| GeneCards | ELOVL7 |
| Human Protein Atlas | ELOVL7 |
| Liver | Primary site of fatty acid metabolism |
| Brain | Neurons and glia |
| Kidney | Steroid hormone synthesis |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| KG Connections | 2 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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