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Gene entry

PPOX

protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Chromosome
1
Cytoband
1q23.3
Variants (rsID)
5

PPOX is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 1 (region 1q23.3). Its official name is “protoporphyrinogen oxidase”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs115158839Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantVariegate porphyria
  • rs121918325Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantVariegate porphyria

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.