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OCA2

OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein

Chromosome
15
Cytoband
15q12-q13.1
Variants (rsID)
93

OCA2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 15 (region 15q12-q13.1). Its official name is “OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein”. The reference table lists 93 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

14 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1800407Benignsingle nucleotide variantSkin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1|Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs1800414Benignsingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs121918166Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1|Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Inborn genetic diseases|See cases
  • rs121918169Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1
  • rs137956605Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs144812594Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Nonsyndromic Oculocutaneous Albinism
  • rs145242923Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs183487020Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs190612616Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs61745150Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs74653330Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs121918167Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Nonsyndromic Oculocutaneous Albinism|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1|Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs121918170Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1|Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism
  • rs368124046Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantTyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 1

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.