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Gene entry

LTA

lymphotoxin alpha

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p21.33
Variants (rsID)
27

LTA is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p21.33). Its official name is “lymphotoxin alpha”. The reference table lists 27 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1041981Risk factorsingle nucleotide variantMyocardial infarction, susceptibility to
  • rs909253Risk factorsingle nucleotide variantPsoriatic arthritis, susceptibility to|Myocardial infarction, susceptibility to

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.