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PEX6

peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p21.1
Variants (rsID)
13

PEX6 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p21.1). Its official name is “peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6”. The reference table lists 13 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

8 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1129187Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Zellweger spectrum disorders|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4B|Heimler syndrome 2
  • rs115180949Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder|Zellweger spectrum disorders
  • rs115960224Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder|Zellweger spectrum disorders
  • rs2274515Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Zellweger spectrum disorders|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4B|Heimler syndrome 2
  • rs2274516Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Zellweger spectrum disorders
  • rs35830695Benignsingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Zellweger spectrum disorders|Heimler syndrome 2|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4B|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder
  • rs61753220Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger)|Peroxisome biogenesis disorder|Zellweger spectrum disorders
  • rs376824422Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantPeroxisome biogenesis disorder|Zellweger spectrum disorders

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.