Gene entry

ELOVL5

ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5

Chromosome

6

Cytoband

6p12.1

Variants (rsID)

9

ELOVL5 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p12.1). Its official name is “ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5”. The reference table lists 9 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.