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Gene entry

GCNT2

glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group)

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p24.3-p24.2
Variants (rsID)
192

GCNT2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p24.3-p24.2). Its official name is “glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group)”. The reference table lists 192 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

11 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs12660274Benignsingle nucleotide variantI blood group system
  • rs2230906Benignsingle nucleotide variantI blood group system|Cataract 13 with adult I phenotype
  • rs35537333Benignsingle nucleotide variantI blood group system|Cataract 13 with adult I phenotype
  • rs75648279Benignsingle nucleotide variantI blood group system
  • rs17637756Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantI blood group system|Cataract 13 with adult I phenotype
  • rs137853340Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantADULT i BLOOD GROUP PHENOTYPE
  • rs56141211Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantCataract 13 with adult I phenotype
  • rs138593604Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantI blood group system
  • rs199770755Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantI blood group system
  • rs55940927Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantCataract 13 with adult I phenotype
  • rs539351Not classifiedmissense_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.