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Gene entry

ACTB

actin beta

Chromosome
7
Cytoband
7p22.1
Variants (rsID)
4

ACTB is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 7 (region 7p22.1). Its official name is “actin beta”. The reference table lists 4 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs587779770Likely pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBaraitser-Winter syndrome 1
  • rs281875334Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBaraitser-Winter syndrome 1
  • rs587779777Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBaraitser-Winter syndrome 1|ACTB-related BAFopathy

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.