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Gene entry

CA2

carbonic anhydrase 2

Chromosome
8
Cytoband
8q21.2
Variants (rsID)
4

CA2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 8 (region 8q21.2). Its official name is “carbonic anhydrase 2”. The reference table lists 4 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs2228063Benignsingle nucleotide variantCARBONIC ANHYDRASE II VARIANT|Osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
  • rs573750741Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantOsteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
  • rs201928238Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantOsteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis

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.