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Gene entry

GJA3

gap junction protein alpha 3

Chromosome
13
Cytoband
13q12.11
Variants (rsID)
10

GJA3 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 13 (region 13q12.11). Its official name is “gap junction protein alpha 3”. The reference table lists 10 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1886176Benignsingle nucleotide variantCataract 14 multiple types
  • rs61950897Benignsingle nucleotide variantCataract 14 multiple types
  • rs74607195Benignsingle nucleotide variantCataract 14 multiple types

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.