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Gene entry

C8A

complement C8 alpha chain

Chromosome
1
Cytoband
1p32.2
Variants (rsID)
21

C8A is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 1 (region 1p32.2). Its official name is “complement C8 alpha chain”. The reference table lists 21 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1620073Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs652785Benignsingle nucleotide variantCOMPLEMENT COMPONENT 8, ALPHA SUBUNIT, A/B POLYMORPHISM

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.