{"symbol":"ADAR","synonyms":["DSH","P136","DRADA","DSRAD","IFI4","G1P1","AGS6","K88DSRBP","ADAR1","IFI-4"],"name":"adenosine deaminase, RNA-specific","description":"This gene encodes the enzyme responsible for RNA editing by site-specific deamination of adenosines. This enzyme destabilizes double-stranded RNA through conversion of adenosine to inosine. Mutations in this gene have been associated with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":103,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/103","proteins":[{"symbol":"DSRAD_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/DSRAD_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}