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Gene entry

HSD17B4

hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 4

Chromosome
5
Cytoband
5q23.1
Variants (rsID)
24

HSD17B4 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 5 (region 5q23.1). Its official name is “hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 4”. The reference table lists 24 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

8 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs111671384Benignsingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome 1
  • rs150677536Benignsingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome 1|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome
  • rs184492796Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome 1|Perrault syndrome|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency
  • rs73790880Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency
  • rs368744809Othersingle nucleotide variantD-Bifunctional Protein Deficiency
  • rs137853097Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome 1|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency|Perrault syndrome
  • rs25640Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency
  • rs28943588Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantPerrault syndrome 1|Bifunctional peroxisomal enzyme deficiency

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.