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Gene entry

PORCN

porcupine O-acyltransferase

Chromosome
X
Cytoband
Xp11.23
Variants (rsID)
5

PORCN is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome X (region Xp11.23). Its official name is “porcupine O-acyltransferase”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs137852218Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantFocal dermal hypoplasia
  • rs137852219Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantFocal dermal hypoplasia
  • rs267606973Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantFocal dermal hypoplasia

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.