ALDH3A1

aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A1

Summary

Aldehyde dehydrogenases oxidize various aldehydes to the corresponding acids. They are involved in the detoxification of alcohol-derived acetaldehyde and in the metabolism of corticosteroids, biogenic amines, neurotransmitters, and lipid peroxidation. The enzyme encoded by this gene forms a cytoplasmic homodimer that preferentially oxidizes aromatic and medium-chain (6 carbons or more) saturated and unsaturated aldehyde substrates. It is thought to promote resistance to UV and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-induced oxidative damage in the cornea. The gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2008]

Known Variants30 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs101331802617:19,642,344T/Cuncertain significance
rs125487724717:19,642,862C/Tuncertain significance
rs76118799217:19,642,911G/Alikely benign
rs76417614517:19,642,951G/Auncertain significance
rs254459573417:19,642,957T/Guncertain significance
rs20159481717:19,643,664C/Tuncertain significance
rs14480544717:19,643,665G/Abenign
rs76955213217:19,643,673C/Tuncertain significance
rs14207844717:19,643,699C/Tbenign
rs208646989117:19,643,739T/Cuncertain significance
rs75732464317:19,644,449G/Cuncertain significance
rs76123213917:19,644,510C/Tlikely pathogenic
rs14010806417:19,644,516C/Tlikely benign
rs76546170617:19,645,365T/Cuncertain significance
rs54567921417:19,645,383G/Auncertain significance
rs5763383717:19,645,412C/Tbenign
rs77190217317:19,645,446G/Auncertain significance
rs36839914817:19,645,485G/Auncertain significance
rs74761356717:19,645,522G/Cuncertain significance
rs14674667117:19,645,922G/Auncertain significance
rs53680447717:19,646,557C/Auncertain significance
rs74862431617:19,646,577G/Auncertain significance
rs6127909517:19,646,681G/Abenign
rs11675466317:19,648,302C/Tbenign
rs208657430817:19,648,309A/Cuncertain significance
rs76218252317:19,648,314C/Glikely benign
rs20150499217:19,648,349C/Tlikely benign
rs76219664817:19,648,382G/Auncertain significance
rs135103490117:19,648,438C/Tuncertain significance
rs464678917:19,648,629T/Cregulatory region variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.