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Gene entry

ALOX5

arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase

Chromosome
10
Cytoband
10q11.21
Variants (rsID)
26

ALOX5 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 10 (region 10q11.21). Its official name is “arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase”. The reference table lists 26 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs4987105Not classifiedsynonymous_variantGestational Diabetes|Asthma|Atherosclerosis Susceptibility|Adult Respiratory Distress 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.