Gene entry

DEFA5

defensin alpha 5

Chromosome

8

Cytoband

8p23.1

Variants (rsID)

3

DEFA5 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 8 (region 8p23.1). Its official name is “defensin alpha 5”. The reference table lists 3 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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