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Gene entry

LIPA

lipase A, lysosomal acid type

Chromosome
10
Cytoband
10q23.31
Variants (rsID)
20

LIPA is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 10 (region 10q23.31). Its official name is “lipase A, lysosomal acid type”. The reference table lists 20 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

8 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1051339Benignsingle nucleotide variantWolman disease|Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
  • rs1556478Benignsingle nucleotide variantLysosomal acid lipase deficiency
  • rs2297472Benignsingle nucleotide variantWolman disease|Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
  • rs116827211Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantWolman disease|Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
  • rs2228159Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantLysosomal acid lipase deficiency|Wolman disease
  • rs116928232Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantLysosomal acid lipase deficiency|LIPA-Related Disorders|Wolman disease|Cholesteryl ester storage disease
  • rs121965086Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantWolman disease|Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
  • rs780495201PathogenicDuplicationLysosomal acid lipase deficiency|Wolman disease|Cholesteryl ester storage disease

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.