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Genes

Explore the normal functions of human genes and the health implications of genetic changes.

  • AAAS: aladin WD repeat nucleoporin
  • AASS: aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase
  • ABAT: 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase
  • ABCA1: ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 1
  • ABCA3: ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 3
  • ABCA4: ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 4
  • ABCA12: ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 12
  • ABCB4: ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 4
  • ABCB7: ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 7
  • ABCB11: ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 11
  • ABCC2: ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 2
  • ABCC6: ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 6
  • ABCC8: ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 8
  • ABCC9: ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 9
  • ABCD1: ATP binding cassette subfamily D member 1
  • ABCD4: ATP binding cassette subfamily D member 4
  • ABCG2: ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (JR blood group)
  • ABCG5: ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 5
  • ABCG8: ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 8
  • ABHD5: abhydrolase domain containing 5, lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase
  • ABL1: ABL proto-oncogene 1, non-receptor tyrosine kinase
  • ACAD8: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family member 8
  • ACAD9: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family member 9
  • ACADM: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase medium chain
  • ACADS: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase short chain
  • ACADSB: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase short/branched chain
  • ACADVL: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase very long chain
  • ACAN: aggrecan
  • ACAT1: acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1
  • ACE: angiotensin I converting enzyme
  • ACOX1: acyl-CoA oxidase 1
  • ACP5: acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant
  • ACSF3: acyl-CoA synthetase family member 3
  • ACTA1: actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle
  • ACTA2: actin alpha 2, smooth muscle
  • ACTB: actin beta
  • ACTG1: actin gamma 1
  • ACTG2: actin gamma 2, smooth muscle
  • ACVR1: activin A receptor type 1
  • ACVRL1: activin A receptor like type 1
  • ACY1: aminoacylase 1
  • ADA2: adenosine deaminase 2
  • ADA: adenosine deaminase
  • ADAMTS2: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2
  • ADAMTS10: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 10
  • ADAMTS13: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 13
  • ADAMTSL2: ADAMTS like 2
  • ADAMTSL4: ADAMTS like 4
  • ADAR: adenosine deaminase RNA specific
  • ADCY5: adenylate cyclase 5
  • ADGRE2: adhesion G protein-coupled receptor E2
  • ADGRG1: adhesion G protein-coupled receptor G1
  • ADNP: activity dependent neuroprotector homeobox
  • ADSL: adenylosuccinate lyase
  • AFF2: ALF transcription elongation factor 2
  • AFF4: ALF transcription elongation factor 4
  • AGA: aspartylglucosaminidase
  • AGL: amylo-alpha-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase
  • AGPAT2: 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2
  • AGPS: alkylglycerone phosphate synthase
  • AGT: angiotensinogen
  • AGTR1: angiotensin II receptor type 1
  • AGXT: alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase
  • AHCY: adenosylhomocysteinase
  • AHDC1: AT-hook DNA binding motif containing 1
  • AIP: aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein
  • AIRE: autoimmune regulator
  • AKR1D1: aldo-keto reductase family 1 member D1
  • AKT1: AKT serine/threonine kinase 1
  • AKT3: AKT serine/threonine kinase 3
  • ALAD: aminolevulinate dehydratase
  • ALAS2: 5'-aminolevulinate synthase 2
  • ALDH3A2: aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2
  • ALDH4A1: aldehyde dehydrogenase 4 family member A1
  • ALDH5A1: aldehyde dehydrogenase 5 family member A1
  • ALDH7A1: aldehyde dehydrogenase 7 family member A1
  • ALDH18A1: aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1
  • ALDOB: aldolase, fructose-bisphosphate B
  • ALG1: ALG1 chitobiosyldiphosphodolichol beta-mannosyltransferase
  • ALG6: ALG6 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase
  • ALG12: ALG12 alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase
  • ALK: ALK receptor tyrosine kinase
  • ALMS1: ALMS1 centrosome and basal body associated protein
  • ALOX12B: arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R type
  • ALOXE3: arachidonate epidermal lipoxygenase 3
  • ALPL: alkaline phosphatase, biomineralization associated
  • ALS2: alsin Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ALS2
  • ALX1: ALX homeobox 1
  • ALX3: ALX homeobox 3
  • ALX4: ALX homeobox 4
  • AMACR: alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase
  • AMELX: amelogenin X-linked
  • AMER1: APC membrane recruitment protein 1
  • AMH: anti-Mullerian hormone
  • AMHR2: anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type 2
  • AMN: amnion associated transmembrane protein
  • AMPD1: adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1
  • AMT: aminomethyltransferase
  • ANK1: ankyrin 1
  • ANK2: ankyrin 2
  • ANKH: ANKH inorganic pyrophosphate transport regulator
  • ANKRD11: ankyrin repeat domain containing 11
  • ANO5: anoctamin 5
  • ANOS1: anosmin 1
  • ANTXR2: ANTXR cell adhesion molecule 2
  • APC: APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway
  • APOA1: apolipoprotein A1
  • APOB: apolipoprotein B
  • APOE: apolipoprotein E
  • APP: amyloid beta precursor protein
  • APRT: adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
  • APTX: aprataxin
  • AQP2: aquaporin 2
  • AR: androgen receptor
  • ARFGEF2: ARF guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2
  • ARG1: arginase 1
  • ARHGAP31: Rho GTPase activating protein 31
  • ARID1A: AT-rich interaction domain 1A
  • ARID1B: AT-rich interaction domain 1B
  • ARMC5: armadillo repeat containing 5
  • ARMS2: age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2
  • ARSA: arylsulfatase A
  • ARSB: arylsulfatase B
  • ARSL: arylsulfatase L
  • ARX: aristaless related homeobox
  • ASAH1: N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 1
  • ASH1L: ASH1 like histone lysine methyltransferase
  • ASL: argininosuccinate lyase
  • ASNS: asparagine synthetase (glutamine-hydrolyzing)
  • ASPA: aspartoacylase
  • ASPM: assembly factor for spindle microtubules
  • ASS1: argininosuccinate synthase 1
  • ASXL1: ASXL transcriptional regulator 1
  • ATG16L1: autophagy related 16 like 1
  • ATL1: atlastin GTPase 1
  • ATM: ATM serine/threonine kinase
  • ATN1: atrophin 1
  • ATP1A1: ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 1
  • ATP1A3: ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 3
  • ATP1A2: ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 2
  • ATP2A2: ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 2
  • ATP2C1: ATPase secretory pathway Ca2+ transporting 1
  • ATP2A1: ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 1
  • ATP6V1B1: ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit B1
  • ATP6V0A2: ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit a2
  • ATP6V0A4: ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit a4
  • ATP7A: ATPase copper transporting alpha
  • ATP7B: ATPase copper transporting beta
  • ATP8B1: ATPase phospholipid transporting 8B1
  • ATRX: ATRX chromatin remodeler
  • ATXN1: ataxin 1
  • ATXN2: ataxin 2
  • ATXN3: ataxin 3
  • AUH: AU RNA binding methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase
  • AURKC: aurora kinase C
  • AVP: arginine vasopressin
  • AVPR2: arginine vasopressin receptor 2