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Gene entry

GK

glycerol kinase

Chromosome
X
Cytoband
Xp21.2
Variants (rsID)
16

GK is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome X (region Xp21.2). Its official name is “glycerol kinase”. The reference table lists 16 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

4 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs132630328Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDeficiency of glycerol kinase
  • rs132630329Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDeficiency of glycerol kinase
  • rs132630330Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDeficiency of glycerol kinase
  • rs132630331Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDeficiency of glycerol kinase

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.