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Gene entry

LGALS8

galectin 8

Chromosome
1
Cytoband
1q43
Variants (rsID)
13

LGALS8 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 1 (region 1q43). Its official name is “galectin 8”. The reference table lists 13 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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.