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Gene entry

MYH9

myosin heavy chain 9

Chromosome
22
Cytoband
22q12.3
Variants (rsID)
36

MYH9 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 22 (region 22q12.3). Its official name is “myosin heavy chain 9”. The reference table lists 36 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

15 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs145139708Benignsingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17
  • rs147122501Benignsingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|Macrothrombocytopenia and granulocyte inclusions with or without nephritis or sensorineural hearing loss|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|Vitelliform macular dystrophy 1
  • rs2481Benignsingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17
  • rs140241271Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs142094977Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|Macrothrombocytopenia and granulocyte inclusions with or without nephritis or sensorineural hearing loss
  • rs143947828Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantAutosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|MYH9-related disorder
  • rs200901330Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantAutosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|MYH9-related disorder|Macrothrombocytopenia and granulocyte inclusions with or without nephritis or sensorineural hearing loss
  • rs201455315Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17
  • rs202132383Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantAutosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|MYH9-related disorder
  • rs34292387Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMYH9-related disorder|Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17
  • rs368125656Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs374840260Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs876657520Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantAutosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17|MYH9-related disorder
  • rs150313549Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantNonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Dominant|MYH9-related disorder
  • rs200616409Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variant

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.