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Gene entry

ADH7

alcohol dehydrogenase 7 (class IV), mu or sigma polypeptide

Chromosome
4
Cytoband
4q23
Variants (rsID)
11

ADH7 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 4 (region 4q23). Its official name is “alcohol dehydrogenase 7 (class IV), mu or sigma polypeptide”. The reference table lists 11 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1573496Not classifiedmissense_variantOral Cancer|Squamous Cell Carcinoma|Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck|Esophageal Cancer|Oral Cavity Cancer
  • rs971074Not classifiedsynonymous_variantAdrenal Cortical Carcinoma|Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Hereditary|Adrenal Cortical Adenocarcinoma

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.