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Gene entry

GCLC

glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p12.1
Variants (rsID)
23

GCLC 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 “glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit”. The reference table lists 23 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs17883901Benignsingle nucleotide variantMyocardial infarction, susceptibility to
  • rs17883718Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant

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.