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Gene entry

PIGW

phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W

Chromosome
17
Cytoband
17q12
Variants (rsID)
2

PIGW is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 17 (region 17q12). Its official name is “phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W”. The reference table lists 2 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs61755368Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperphosphatasia with intellectual disability syndrome 5
  • rs142067039Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantHyperphosphatasia with intellectual disability syndrome 5

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.