Proline rich 13 pseudogene 5 (PRR13P5)

Proline rich 13 pseudogene 5 (PRR13P5) is annotated as a pseudogene in human genome reference databases and does not encode a functional protein. Pseudogenes are DNA sequences similar to functional genes but are typically non-functional due to mutations or lack of regulatory elements. There is no evidence that PRR13P5 has a role as a receptor, enzyme, drug target, or biomarker. No disease associations or pharmacological interactions have been described in public biomedical sources[3][9]. PRR13P5 is a pseudogene, not a protein-coding gene or established drug target. No evidence supports a role for this locus as a receptor, enzyme, or other therapeutic target class. There are similarly named protein-coding genes, such as Proline rich 13 (PRR13)[6], but these are distinct and should not be confused with PRR13P5. As such, PRR13P5 is not a viable target for drug discovery or disease association studies, and its inclusion as a therapeutic or biological target would be considered incorrect or a data error[3][6][9].

Other names

NCBI Gene ID 440525