PIGA phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A
Gene ID: 5277, updated on 2-Nov-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: GPI3; PNH1; PIG-A; MCAHS2; NEDEPH
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Summary
This gene encodes a protein required for synthesis of N-acetylglucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol (GlcNAc-PI), the first intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of GPI anchor. The GPI anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and which serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, an acquired hematologic disorder, has been shown to result from mutations in this gene. Alternate splice variants have been characterized. A related pseudogene is located on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]
Associated conditions
Genomic context
- Location:
- Xp22.2
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: X; NC_000023.11 (15319451..15335554, complement)
- Total number of exons:
- 7
Variation
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ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
dbVar | Studies and variants |
SNP | Variation Viewer for PIGA variants |
Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
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- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PIGA @ LOVD
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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