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Gene entry

SMG9

SMG9 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor

Chromosome
19
Cytoband
19q13.31
Variants (rsID)
4

SMG9 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 19 (region 19q13.31). Its official name is “SMG9 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor”. The reference table lists 4 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs869312741Likely pathogenicDeletionAbnormal facial shape|Abnormality of cardiovascular system morphology|Global developmental delay|Brainstem dysplasia|Heart and brain malformation syndrome
  • rs869312742Likely pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantBrainstem dysplasia|Global developmental delay|Abnormal facial shape|Abnormality of cardiovascular system morphology|Heart and brain malformation syndrome

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.