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Gene entry

RARA

retinoic acid receptor alpha

Chromosome
17
Cytoband
17q21.2
Variants (rsID)
8

RARA is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 17 (region 17q21.2). Its official name is “retinoic acid receptor alpha”. The reference table lists 8 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.