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Gene entry

NEFH

neurofilament heavy chain

Chromosome
22
Cytoband
22q12.2
Variants (rsID)
3

NEFH is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 22 (region 22q12.2). Its official name is “neurofilament heavy chain”. The reference table lists 3 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs165602Benignsingle nucleotide variantAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2CC

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.