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Gene entry

PHYH

phytanoyl-CoA 2-hydroxylase

Chromosome
10
Cytoband
10p13
Variants (rsID)
16

PHYH is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 10 (region 10p13). Its official name is “phytanoyl-CoA 2-hydroxylase”. The reference table lists 16 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

4 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs28938169Benignsingle nucleotide variantPhytanic acid storage disease
  • rs104894174Likely pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRefsum disease, adult, 1
  • rs104894173Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRefsum disease, adult, 1
  • rs104894178Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRefsum disease, adult, 1|Retinitis pigmentosa|Phytanic acid storage disease

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.