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Gene entry

AFF4

ALF transcription elongation factor 4

Chromosome
5
Cytoband
5q31.1
Variants (rsID)
8

AFF4 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 5 (region 5q31.1). Its official name is “ALF transcription elongation factor 4”. The reference table lists 8 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs188073736Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantCognitive impairment - coarse facies - heart defects - obesity - pulmonary involvement - short stature - skeletal dysplasia syndrome
  • rs786205680Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantCognitive impairment - coarse facies - heart defects - obesity - pulmonary involvement - short stature - skeletal dysplasia syndrome

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.