Predicted to enable galactoside binding activity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including COVID-19; aortic valve stenosis; and liver cirrhosis. Is an ortholog of human LGALS3 (galectin 3).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.