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Gene entry

SCN8A

sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 8

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12q13.13
Variants (rsID)
47

SCN8A is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 12 (region 12q13.13). Its official name is “sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 8”. The reference table lists 47 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

15 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs187002252Benignsingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs187153231Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs200307006Benignsingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
  • rs117217073Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13
  • rs144424662Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs185667241Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs200728478Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs201458257Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantDevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs202212399Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs371712630Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs374452942Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs587777721Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13|developmental delay with seizures|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts|Inborn genetic diseases
  • rs794727128Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantSCN8A-related disorder|Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts
  • rs796053216Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts|Epileptic encephalopathy|Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13|Epilepsy
  • rs879255709Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantDevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13|Epileptic encephalopathy

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.