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MCPH1

microcephalin 1

Chromosome
8
Cytoband
8p23.1
Variants (rsID)
86

MCPH1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 8 (region 8p23.1). Its official name is “microcephalin 1”. The reference table lists 86 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

23 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1057090Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs1057091Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs12674488Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs146351889Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs1550697Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs186547090Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs2083914Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs2442513Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs2584Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs35590577Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs41313954Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs75741316Benignsingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs146586991Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs186136373Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs200401940Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs201599657Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive|Intellectual disability|Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly
  • rs41313948Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs45540031Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs61749465Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive
  • rs727504012Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs2290145Likely benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs2916747Likely benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs199422125PathogenicDuplicationMicrocephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive|Abnormality of brain morphology

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.