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Gene entry

PSAP

prosaposin

Chromosome
10
Cytoband
10q22.1
Variants (rsID)
22

PSAP is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 10 (region 10q22.1). Its official name is “prosaposin”. The reference table lists 22 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

6 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs142272618Benignsingle nucleotide variantAtypical Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency|Encephalopathy due to prosaposin deficiency|Krabbe disease, atypical, due to saposin A deficiency|Sphingolipid activator protein 1 deficiency|Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency
  • rs41307569Benignsingle nucleotide variantKrabbe disease, atypical, due to saposin A deficiency|Encephalopathy due to prosaposin deficiency|Sphingolipid activator protein 1 deficiency
  • rs144688588Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantRetinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome|Metachromatic leukodystrophy|Atypical Gaucher Disease|Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency|Encephalopathy due to prosaposin deficiency|Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Recessive|Usher syndrome type 1|Usher syndrome type 1D
  • rs149704197Conflicting interpretationsDeletionUsher syndrome type 1D|Metachromatic leukodystrophy|Encephalopathy due to prosaposin deficiency|Atypical Gaucher Disease|Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency|Usher syndrome type 1
  • rs16929375Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantAtypical Gaucher Disease|Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Recessive|Metachromatic leukodystrophy|Encephalopathy due to prosaposin deficiency|Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency|Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome|Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 12|Usher syndrome type 1D
  • rs200319381Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMetachromatic leukodystrophy|Sphingolipid activator protein 1 deficiency

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.