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Gene entry

SOD3

superoxide dismutase 3

Chromosome
4
Cytoband
4p15.2
Variants (rsID)
11

SOD3 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 4 (region 4p15.2). Its official name is “superoxide dismutase 3”. The reference table lists 11 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs1799895Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantSuperoxide dismutase, elevated extracellular
  • rs2536512Not classifiedmissense_variantHypertension, Essential|Lipoprotein Quantitative Trait Locus|Arteries, Anomalies of|Hypertriglyceridemia 1|Gastric Cancer|Hypertriglyceridemia, Transient Infantile|Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus|Rheumatoid Arthritis|Melanoma|Diabetes Mellitus|Lipid Metabolism Disorder|Malaria|Drug-Induced Hepatitis

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.