FA2H

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Changes in this gene were identified in a female, age 8, with hereditary spastic paraplegia type 35 (read full description).

Date of Report

May 31, 2018

Full Name

fatty acid 2-hydroxylase

Location

Chromosome 16 (16q23.1)

Function

The FA2H gene codes for an enzyme responsible for fatty acid modification (Alderson et al., 2004).

Database Links

GeneCards: FA2H

MedlinePlus Genetics: FA2H

NCBI Gene: 79152

OMIM: 611026

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: Q7L5A8

Clinical Significance

A change in this gene was identified in a UDN participant and her brother:

Gene	Inheritance	Position (hg19)	Transcript	DNA Change	Protein Change
FA2H	Autosomal recessive	chr16:g.74808521C>A	NM_024306.4	c.133G>T	p.Gly45Trp

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