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Gene entry

RDH8

retinol dehydrogenase 8

Chromosome
19
Cytoband
19p13.2
Variants (rsID)
5

RDH8 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 19 (region 19p13.2). Its official name is “retinol dehydrogenase 8”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1644731Not classifiedmissense_variantMyopia|Hypertension, Essential
  • rs77833898Not classifiedmissense_variant

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.