| SGCG | 
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| Identifiers | 
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| Aliases | SGCG, A4, DAGA4, DMDA, DMDA1, LGMD2C, MAM, SCARMD2, SCG3, TYPE, 35DAG, gamma-SG, sarcoglycan gamma, LGMDR5 | 
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| External IDs | OMIM: 608896; MGI: 1346524; HomoloGene: 194; GeneCards: SGCG; OMA:SGCG - orthologs | 
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| | Gene location (Mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Chr. | Chromosome 14 (mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Band | 14|14 D1 | Start | 61,456,564 bp | 
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 | End | 61,495,939 bp | 
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| | RNA expression pattern | 
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 | Bgee | | Human | Mouse (ortholog) | 
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 | | Top expressed in |  | Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis
 glutes
 triceps brachii muscle
 biceps brachii
 Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii
 myocardium of left ventricle
 thoracic diaphragm
 vastus lateralis muscle
 cardiac muscle tissue of right atrium
 right ventricle
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 | | Top expressed in |  | temporal muscle
 soleus muscle
 sternocleidomastoid muscle
 interventricular septum
 vastus lateralis muscle
 myocardium of ventricle
 masseter muscle
 right ventricle
 digastric muscle
 plantaris muscle
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| Wikidata | 
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Gamma-sarcoglycan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SGCG gene. The α to δ-sarcoglycans are expressed predominantly (β) or exclusively (α, γ and δ) in striated muscle. A mutation in any of the sarcoglycan genes may lead to a secondary deficiency of the other sarcoglycan proteins, presumably due to destabilisation of the sarcoglycan complex.  The disease-causing mutations in the α to δ genes cause disruptions within the dystrophin-associated protein (DAP) complex in the muscle cell membrane. The transmembrane components of the DAP complex link the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix in adult muscle fibres, and are essential for the preservation of the integrity of the muscle cell membrane.