AZGP1

alpha-2-glycoprotein 1, zinc-binding

Summary

Predicted to enable RNA nuclease activity and protein transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in cell adhesion and detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste. Located in extracellular space. Implicated in prostate carcinoma. Biomarker of several diseases, including gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); kidney failure (multiple); liver cirrhosis; lung adenocarcinoma; and obesity. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Known Variants22 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs3736466167:99,564,680G/Alikely benign
rs7513213627:99,564,696G/Tuncertain significance
rs3764726527:99,564,702T/Auncertain significance
rs12269424477:99,564,805T/Cuncertain significance
rs10239131717:99,564,839G/Alikely benign
rs17894986177:99,564,907G/Auncertain significance
rs1871300737:99,565,754T/Gintron variant
rs1405967877:99,565,783C/Tlikely benign
rs3704763327:99,565,820G/Auncertain significance
rs7460224377:99,565,909G/Tuncertain significance
rs11958951547:99,565,964C/Guncertain significance
rs7805862667:99,565,969C/Tuncertain significance
rs3724774717:99,565,994C/Tuncertain significance
rs1415062047:99,569,379G/Alikely benign
rs25467689507:99,569,384A/Guncertain significance
rs1503472887:99,569,429T/Cuncertain significance
rs3721800287:99,569,440A/Guncertain significance
rs1398214627:99,569,574G/Abenign
rs7752711077:99,573,585G/Auncertain significance
rs1826707357:99,573,592C/Tuncertain significance
rs1510901857:99,573,628G/Auncertain significance
rs1149843797:99,574,606G/Aupstream gene variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.