{"symbol":"MEN1","synonyms":["MEAI","SCG2"],"name":"multiple endocrine neoplasia I","description":"This gene encodes menin, a tumor suppressor associated with a syndrome known as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Menin is a scaffold protein that functions in histone modification and epigenetic gene regulation. It is thought to regulate several pathways and processes by altering chromatin structure through the modification of histones. [provided by RefSeq, May 2019]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":4221,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4221","proteins":[{"symbol":"MEN1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MEN1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}