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Gene entry

HLA-A

major histocompatibility complex, class I, A

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p22.1
Variants (rsID)
17

HLA-A is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p22.1). Its official name is “major histocompatibility complex, class I, A”. The reference table lists 17 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1061235Risk factorsingle nucleotide variantCarbamazepine hypersensitivity
  • rs1136697Not classifiedmissense_variantNasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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.