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Gene entry

CSTB

cystatin B

Chromosome
21
Cytoband
21q22.3
Variants (rsID)
5

CSTB is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 21 (region 21q22.3). Its official name is “cystatin B”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

5 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs6383Benignsingle nucleotide variantUnverricht-Lundborg syndrome|Progressive myoclonic epilepsy|Seizure
  • rs143153487Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantUnverricht-Lundborg syndrome|Progressive myoclonic epilepsy
  • rs147484110Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantUnverricht-Lundborg syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Progressive myoclonic epilepsy|Chorea|Dyskinesia|Microcephaly|Encephalopathy|Cerebral dysmyelination
  • rs776181852Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantUnverricht-Lundborg syndrome
  • rs74315442Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantUnverricht-Lundborg syndrome|8 conditions|Childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes|Progressive myoclonic epilepsy

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.