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PIEZO1

piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (Er blood group)

Chromosome
16
Cytoband
16q24.3
Variants (rsID)
42

PIEZO1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 16 (region 16q24.3). Its official name is “piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (Er blood group)”. The reference table lists 42 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

7 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1803382Benignsingle nucleotide variantLymphatic malformation 6|Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis with or without pseudohyperkalemia and/or perinatal edema
  • rs34679131Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs72811487Benignsynonymous_variant
  • rs200970763Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantLymphatic malformation 6
  • rs202103485Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
  • rs587776989Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis with or without pseudohyperkalemia and/or perinatal edema
  • rs147153006Uncertain 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.