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Gene entry

GDNF

glial cell derived neurotrophic factor

Chromosome
5
Cytoband
5p13.2
Variants (rsID)
9

GDNF is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 5 (region 5p13.2). Its official name is “glial cell derived neurotrophic factor”. The reference table lists 9 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

4 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs11111Benignsingle nucleotide variantHirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, 3
  • rs78613670Benignsingle nucleotide variantHirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, 3
  • rs36119840Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantHirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, 3
  • rs121918536Risk factorsingle nucleotide variantHirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, 3

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.