Letter F

Fibulin 5

A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood vessels.

Fibulin 5 may be essential for the polymerization of elastin.

Missense mutations in FBLN5, the gene that encodes fibulin 5, appear responsible for 1-2% of cases of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

FBLN5 is located on chromosome 14 in band 14q32.1. See also: Fibulin 3

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