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Gene entry

FASN

fatty acid synthase

Chromosome
17
Cytoband
17q25.3
Variants (rsID)
15

FASN is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 17 (region 17q25.3). Its official name is “fatty acid synthase”. The reference table lists 15 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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Clinically classified variants

5 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs12946178Benignsingle nucleotide variantEpileptic encephalopathy
  • rs145688025Benignsingle nucleotide variantEpileptic encephalopathy
  • rs150748779Benignsingle nucleotide variantEpileptic encephalopathy
  • rs2229426Benignsingle nucleotide variantEpileptic encephalopathy
  • rs199546508Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantEpileptic encephalopathy

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.