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Gene entry

MSTN

myostatin

Chromosome
2
Cytoband
2q32.2
Variants (rsID)
5

MSTN is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 2 (region 2q32.2). Its official name is “myostatin”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs143242500Benignsingle nucleotide variantMyostatin-related muscle hypertrophy
  • rs1805086Benignsingle nucleotide variantMyostatin-related muscle hypertrophy
  • rs35493945Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantMyostatin-related muscle hypertrophy

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.