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Gene entry

APOL1

apolipoprotein L1

Chromosome
22
Cytoband
22q12.3
Variants (rsID)
20

APOL1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 22 (region 22q12.3). Its official name is “apolipoprotein L1”. The reference table lists 20 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

7 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs136177Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs60910145Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyalinosis, Segmental Glomerular|Glomerulonephritis|Proteinuria|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis|Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis|Sickled erythrocytes|Nephrotic range proteinuria
  • rs73885319Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantHyalinosis, Segmental Glomerular|Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis|Glomerulonephritis|Sickled erythrocytes|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis|Nephrotic range proteinuria|Proteinuria|Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  • rs136174Not classifiedsynonymous_variant
  • rs136175Not classifiedmissense_variant
  • rs136176Not classifiedmissense_variant
  • rs2239785Not classifiedmissense_variant

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.