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There are 180.9 million base pairs on chromosome 5 that make up 923 genes. Chromosome 5 is one of the largest human chromosomes but has a relatively low gene density owing to the significant proportions of noncoding areas of the gene. Sixty-six of the genes are known to be involved in human disease if they are mutated and fourteen diseases are thought to be related to chromosome 5 but have not yet been mapped to specific genes.
Some of the diseases caused by chromosome 5 gene mutations include: