gene: alh-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity. Used to study obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; artery disease (multiple); diabetes mellitus (multiple); and liver disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human ALDH1B1 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member B1).