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Gene entry

CLDN16

claudin 16

Chromosome
3
Cytoband
3q28
Variants (rsID)
31

CLDN16 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 3 (region 3q28). Its official name is “claudin 16”. The reference table lists 31 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

4 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs35041121Benignsingle nucleotide variantPrimary hypomagnesemia
  • rs104893721Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPrimary hypomagnesemia
  • rs104893729Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPrimary hypomagnesemia
  • rs104893731Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPrimary hypomagnesemia

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.