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PIWIL1

piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12q24.33
Variants (rsID)
26

PIWIL1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 12 (region 12q24.33). Its official name is “piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1”. The reference table lists 26 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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.