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

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.