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Gene entry

STAR

steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Chromosome
8
Cytoband
8p11.23
Variants (rsID)
2

STAR is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 8 (region 8p11.23). Its official name is “steroidogenic acute regulatory protein”. The reference table lists 2 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs375678713Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantCongenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia due to STAR deficency
  • rs104894090Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantCongenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia due to STAR deficency

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.