Gene entry
GFAP
glial fibrillary acidic protein
- Chromosome
- 17
- Cytoband
- 17q21.31
- Variants (rsID)
- 17
GFAP is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 17 (region 17q21.31). Its official name is “glial fibrillary acidic protein”. The reference table lists 17 variants (rsID) for this gene.
Clinically classified variants
12 reference-table entries with clinical significance.
- rs1126642Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs139838162Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs78994946Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs140004406Likely benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs58064122Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs58075601Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs59565950Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs59793293Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs61622935Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs146725018Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variant
- rs748860341Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
- rs797044590Not classifiedsingle nucleotide variantAlexander disease
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.